1. Sunflower meal is a byproduct of oil extraction from sunflowers and is a good source of protein for livestock feed, especially for dairy cattle, chickens, and pigs. 2. It has a high protein, fiber, and oil content and studies show adding sunflower meal to cattle feed at a 31% rate increased milk yield. 3. Sunflower meal can be included in livestock diets up to a certain level without negatively impacting feed intake or weight gain in starter phases, and may improve phosphorus and calcium retention.

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Leaning Outcomes
Introduction
Origin
Nutrition Content
Production/Yeild
Anti-nutritional factors
Inclusion Level
Price Per Kg

4. INTRODUCTION
 Common Name:
Sunflower
 Scientific Name:
Halianthus Annus

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INTRODUCTION
 Sunflower meal is the by product of the oil extraction
process
Excellent livestock feed, specially for ruminants
Good source of protein
 Leaves
Coarse
hairy
grow at a height of 1 to 1.5 m high
stiff upright stalks
Flowers
Yellow in colour

6. Flower

7. Good Source Of Proteins
 Major protein source in livestock feed, specially for dairy cattle,
chickens, and even pigs and rabbits
 Has a high protein, fiber and oil content
 According to studies conducted in tanzania ,sunflower added to
maize bran at the rate of 31% are fed to cows, increased milk yeild
from 6.6 litres per day to 8.1 litres per day

8. Climatic Requirements
 Grow best in fertile, loamy soil
 Has deep roots
 Minimum 500 to 750mm of rainfall is
adequate for sunflower production
 Can be grown from sea level to an altitude
of 2600m above sea level

9. Fertilizer requirements
 Requires phosphate fertilizer to grow well
 If phosphate is used , it is important to add
humic acid

10. Nutritive Content
 Crude protein : 20%Dm
 Crude fat : 3%Dm
 Crude fibre : 17%Dm
 Total ash : 3.5%Dm
 NDF: 29.5%Dm
 ADF: 19.5%Dm

11. Sunflower meal in different
shapes and styles

12. Storage requiements
 Goods are stored in clean, dry and well
ventilated warehouses or warehouses with
supply and exhaust ventilation.
 Protected from direct sunlight
 Protected from heat sources and humidity
 Protected from pest

13. Storage requirements
 The goods undergo strict quality check and
controls
 The moisture content should be less than 12%

14. Land Preparation
 Land should be well tilled to form a firm seedbed
 Spacing:
Seeds can be planted at a spacing of 75cm by
30cm
 Seed Rate
2 kg per acre

15. Cutting and Harvesting

16. Pricing
 Meal is generally priced on a protein basis
 Sunflower meal price at a discount to
soyabean meal
 The lower rate relate to the lower lysine and a
high fiber level
 2500 Rs per 40 kg

17. Anti-nutritional Factors
 Phytate
 Tannin
 Trypsin inhibitor

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Uses of sunflower meal
 Fourth largest oils seed meal produced
consumed in the world
 Greatest potential use in ruminant ration s
 Use as a protein supplement in non ruminants
rations

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Uses
 Low fiber and high protein meals can be
utilized in feeding poultry and swine
 Unhulled or partially dehulled sunflower
meal can be substitute for soyabean meal

20. Varities
 There are two main varieties
1 Dwarf
2 Tall
 Tall varities are open pollinated and grow at
hight of 1.5 to 2.4 cm
 Dwarf varities are hybrid and grow to a height
of 1.2m

21. Varities
 Variety names Oil contents
 Hybrid 898 very high
 Hybrid 8998 high
 K. fedha high
 K.shaba high

22. Inclusion Level
 No significant interaction between sunflower meal and
enzyme complex on feed intake, weight gain
 During the starter phase feed intake was significantly
reduced with the use of sunflower meal
 Although it has no significant effect but it improves
phosphorus and calcium retention in diets