Feeding apple pulp

[delilah]

We have been offered a weekly supply of pressed apple pulp.
What proportion of the nuts can it replace for fattening pigs to save on costs ?
Also, any benefit in feeding it to fattening lambs, they are indoors on adlib creep, will they eat some pulp to keep costs down ?
Thanks.

 

[JCB_JCR]

Been feeding to cattle and they love it. Don't know about pigs or sheep though. Been using this analysis in the AHDB feed ration calculator to work out how much to put in our ration:
https://www.kwalternativefeeds.co.uk/products/view-products/citrus-pulp-1/

 

[neilo]

At 10.5 ME and 7% CP (according to the KW link above), I can’t think it will do a lot for your finishing lambs, other than increase the amount of straw needed to keep them clean. It could be a forage replacer I suppose, but not a great one.

Sorry, no idea on the pigs. Chuck some sugar in and make some apple sauce perhaps?

 

[JSmith]

Cattle love it, we had some last year an threw it on bales of straw for outwintered heifers, bit like putting raisins on your bran-flakes, not sure it’s doing you any good but it tastes better!

 

[Wurzeetoo]

If it helps I will gladly increase my cider consumption….. purely to feed the starving pigs mind

 

[Kidds]

People have it off me and just feed it adlib on top of whatever else they eat, more of a bonus than a way of reducing costs I think.

 

[delilah]

If it helps I will gladly increase my cider consumption….. purely to feed the starving pigs mind

Good man. A truly selfless act .
Looks like it's little more than a treat for the pigs then. Will cut the nuts back a kilo anyway and give them a good bucketful of pulp. Hope folks will pay for the pork it's not going to be cheap.

 

[dun tilling]

When we have pressed our apples the pigs went nuts for the pulp, but didnt overdo it as they were daft for it and could be rather boisterous

 

[Whitepeak]

Careful how long you store it for. Have heard stories of drunk cows when the apple pulp had started to ferment

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Careful how long you store it for. Have heard stories of drunk cows when the apple pulp had started to ferment

Grandad used too get pee'd up sows when they got into an empty fattener pen and the trough hadn’t been cleaned out properly. Sour milk, bread and apple mash.
Reckons they just used too go sleep in middle of pen, had too wait for it too wear off and then get them out.

 

[Helpinghand]

Apple pomace is a fantastic source of fibre. Like sugar beet pulp and citrus pulp it is a great feed to increase palatability and intakes. incorporating it into an ad-lib finisher feed would give good digestible fibre (healthier rumen function) most likely drive intakes and drive performance. with cattle a couple. don't have to put a lot in, like 100kg in 1tn mix to see the benefits. that's my opinion anyway

 

[Kidds]

Well if anybody wants some I have about 700kg in my yard right now, it would just about fit into an IBC with the top cut off.
Have similar each week that I am happy to get rid of.

 

[JSmith]

Well if anybody wants some I have about 700kg in my yard right now, it would just about fit into an IBC with the top cut off.
Have similar each week that I am happy to get rid of.

@Anymulewilldo

 

[Anymulewilldo]

@Anymulewilldo

I’m not quite 2 hours from Beeston Castle. Price of fuel makes it dear enough

 

[JSmith]

I’m not quite 2 hours from Beeston Castle. Price of fuel makes it dear enough

Thought you were closer bud, sorry, pity though

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Thought you were closer bud, sorry, pity though

Cheshire’s a big county on the quiet…especially when you live a mile from the Derbyshire border!

 

[Kidds]

I have found a home for this weeks pulp but next weeks will be spare