Almond hulls: Tested as feed for dairy cattle and lambs showed promise and limitations in value

Miller, R

Almond hulls: Tested as feed for dairy cattle and lambs showed promise and limitations in value

Author

Robert F. Miller

Author Affiliations

Robert F. Miller is Professor of Animal Husbandry and Animal Husbandman in the Experiment Station, Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 3(6):10-14. DOI:10.3733/ca.v003n06p10. June 1949.

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Abstract

Some of the 40,000 tons of almond hulls produced annually in California—as a by-product in the process of hulling almonds—are fed to dairy cattle, sheep, and milk goats.

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