The Impact of Rice Straw on Livestock Nutrition

Due to the limitations in livestock feed resources, there is an increasing inclination to utilize agricultural by-products, especially rice straw, in the nutrition of ruminants. Rice straw, ranking as the third-largest grain straw globally and holding the top position in Asia, plays a crucial role in meeting the nutritional needs of this category of animals. Considering the annual production of approximately 2.7 million tons of paddy straw in the country and the fact that each ton of paddy straw results in the production of around 0.5 to 1.5 tons of rice straw, the annual production of rice straw in the country reaches significant figures.