The health of animals that you keep on your plot, or in the house, is directly dependent on proper feeding.
It does not matter how much you feed them, but what quality of food that is offered to animals.
Jerusalem artichoke - a complete feed, contains all the necessary substances that are necessary for the animal body. The plant grows well without much care and requires a minimum of attention to itself, which is a big plus when choosing food.
Pear in the diet of animals
The earth pear is an excellent fodder culture. It is not only possible, but also should be used as animal feed. It contains a large number of amino acids, vitamins, protein, fiber. This plant is happy to eat:
- Domestic bird;
- rabbits;
- small cattle;
- horses;
- cattle;
- pigs;
- guinea pigs, hamsters.
Here are some examples of why you should use an earthen pear in the diet of animals:
- Animals that feed with the addition of this plant feels much better, and in the case of illness do not need antibiotics.
- The pear tree increases the weight of animals if they are raised for slaughter. At the same time, this does not affect the taste of meat.
- With the help of fruits, you can increase the amount of milk received from the cow. Its fat content and protein content in it also increases several times.
- Poultry begin to better rush, eggs become richer to taste.
This is a very necessary and useful plant in agriculture. Moreover, it always gives a great harvest.
Attention! Forcibly feeding animals with an earthen pear is not worth it. Pay attention to their taste preferences.
What part of the plant is used for food?
The pear tree is a unique fodder crop. Animals are happy to eat juicy and green stems, leaves, crisp watery tubers. Greens can also be used for silage.
Note to farmers: cows and pigs need only about five kg of tubers per day and you will immediately notice that the milk yield from cows has increased, and the milk yield of the sow, too.
You can feed the animals all year round, if you leave the plant in the ground for the winter and dig them up as needed. The plant is frost-resistant and tolerates even the strongest cold.
What to give chickens (poultry)?
The main part of the summer bird feed is greens. Chickens perfectly use fresh leaves. In the fall in the diet can already connect the tubers. They should be ground well before feeding the birds. The approximate amount per individual is about 200 grams per day.
Chickens that eat earthen pear begin to be better. Eggs become tastier and richer in color. If you dry the leaves, then in the winter you will be able to please your poultry.
In the diet of the animal to enter the plant need to gradually to avoid indigestion!
How to feed rabbits?
For rabbits is suitable as a green pear and its fruits. Especially willingly they eat fresh stems. But for the winter you can make hay and silage. Thick plant stems help rabbits grind down their teeth.
In winter, the earth pear is a source of energy. It is also useful to give the rabbits its tubers if you grow animals for meat. The plant well increases body weight. If the bunny feeds her offspring, the Jerusalem artichoke will provide more milk for the bunnies.
What is suitable for goats and sheep?
Goats and sheep are eaten both by the green of the plant and its tubers. It is not recommended to give dirty fruit. It should be cleaned of dirt and cut into small pieces.
Tubers of Jerusalem artichoke can be given both raw and cooked. In winter, you can feed the dried stems of the plant. The presence of Jerusalem artichoke in the diet of the animal will ensure its high productivity and health.
What to treat pigs?
Pigs are unpretentious animals. They eat both greens and tubers. From time to time they can be offered boiled Jerusalem artichoke, during cooking, he does not lose his useful qualities. If you decide to fatten the animals in the winter, then you definitely cannot do without an earthen pear. 30% increase in the mass of the animal.
For a sow, for example, 4-5 tubers are enough and piglets will get more mother's milk. Jerusalem artichoke can be cut into pigs into small pieces, or in the autumn time to release them on a plot of land where there is an earth pear. They will get their own food.
What to add to the food hamsters?
Hamsters, guinea pigs and other small herbivorous pets gladly absorb the greens of Jerusalem artichoke. The animal receives all the necessary vitamins and minerals. Enough only once a week to add herbs to the diet. In the winter you can dry the stems.
Do not be afraid and introduce new products into the diet of the animal. Jerusalem artichoke will only benefit your pets and livestock. The main rule, do not overfeed. After all, Jerusalem artichoke is a very satisfying plant. It is required at least two times less than the volume of normal feeding. For example. If a fattening cow eats about 30 kg of hay, then Jerusalem artichoke will be enough for only 15 kg.
The earth pear has no equal, if we consider it as food in early spring. When the usual grass has not grown yet, and the Jerusalem artichoke tubers in the ground are ready for consumption. For those who keep livestock, you just need to have this plant on your plot, at least as a safety option. Jerusalem artichoke is a high-carbohydrate feed, an additive to the main ration of both cattle and small pets.
