Soybeans hull is a good energy source for ruminants. It can replace or supplement other more expensive energy sources like maize, millet etc. Below are some important facts about soyhulls:
1. Depending upon price and availability, soybeans hull can replace some (most or all) of the hay or grain in the diets of sheep, goats, and other livestock.
2. It is very good to feed soyhulls to ruminants that are consuming low to moderate quality forages. It will help boost their growth rate by as much as 80%.
3. for small ruminants (sheep and goats), there are two primary uses of soyhulls:
i. as an energy supplement for animals consuming low to moderate quality forage. This is the most common use for soyhulls. In this case it can replace corn as an energy source on a one-to-one basis (1kg corn can be replaced by 1kg soyhull).
