CA1121207A - Process for the preparation of straw - Google Patents

Process for the preparation of straw

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CA1121207A
CA1121207A CA000314502A CA314502A CA1121207A CA 1121207 A CA1121207 A CA 1121207A CA 000314502 A CA000314502 A CA 000314502A CA 314502 A CA314502 A CA 314502A CA 1121207 A CA1121207 A CA 1121207A
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straw
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Rolf Neumaier
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23KFODDER
    • A23K10/00Animal feeding-stuffs
    • A23K10/30Animal feeding-stuffs from material of plant origin, e.g. roots, seeds or hay; from material of fungal origin, e.g. mushrooms
    • A23K10/32Animal feeding-stuffs from material of plant origin, e.g. roots, seeds or hay; from material of fungal origin, e.g. mushrooms from hydrolysates of wood or straw

Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
The disclosure describes a process for the preparation of straw, wherein the straw is moistened with yeast solution of at least 3 to 5 percent, after which it is stored until maturity. Already after a relatively short storage time the proportion of digestible raw protein increases for more than 700 percent.

Description

Process for the Preparation of Straw The invention concerns a process to prepare straw mnistened with the solution of a preparation concentrate and afterwards stored until maturity~
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Up to now it has been tried to prepare straw oby treating it with soda lye (NaOH), that means to burst open the lignin shell. This ~hell contains cellulose, rich in nutritive substances. Originally one has applied a relatively strong lye, what has brought sbDut a disadvantage. When the straw has reached the maturity, the lye has to be wsshed out with a lot of water and all water-soluble nutritive substances are washed out as well. One has tried to solve this ~roblem by applying a less concentrated lye, simply omitting the washing out. ~ut in this case one has to put up ~ith lye residues in the prepared straw. This is not desirsble and prevents in many cases sn employment ss feeding stuff because of legsl prescriptions.

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Z~7 In another well-known process the straw is treated with ammonia (~H40H). But this does not only work very slowly but also requires a lot of technical devices. Residues cannot be avoided either.
Considering all of this, it is the task of this in-vention to develop a process for the preparation of straw, one that is of the above-mentioned kind, but avoids the dis-advantages of the known solutions, is technically simple, sets free a high quantity of nutritive substances and does not re-quire any chemicals which must be removed afterwards.
This can be done in a surprisingly simple way bymoistening the straw with yeast solution of at least 3 to 5 percent.
In accordance with a broad aspect of the invention, there is provided a method for preparing fodder from yeast and straw comprising the steps of: moistening fresh untreated straw with a solution of a yeast consisting of 5accharomyces cere- -~
visiae 3 - 5%, adding molasses as a nutrient for the yeast in the solution; and storing the thus moistened straw in hermeti-~0 cally sealed container until alcohol smell is clearly percept-ible whereby, due to the development of alcohol and carbon dioxide resulting during fermentation of the yeast and straw, a sterile a~mosphere develops in the hermetically sealed container which prevents the growth of mildew on the straw despite the temperature rise which results in the container from the on-going fermentation.
In this process natural fermenting substances are added to the straw. They are not only unobjectionable from the dietetic point of view and therefore need not be washed out, but also ameliorate the quality of the straw as feeding stuff. The application of the developed process is quick and simple and leads to a final product of high quality. Already after a relatively short storage time the proportion of digestible raw protein increases for more than 700 per cent.
The advantages of this process can therefore be s~n in dietical reliability and excellent economy.
The fermentation causes the formation of alcohol which protects sufficiently against bacteria~ Moreover desired substances multiply in an atmosphere of this kind and that causes a further increase of digestibility and protein. In many cases the alcohol leads to the formation of ester that is responsible for the pleasant taste of fruit, so that straw prepared according to this invention will be willingly accepted by every kind of animal~. With regard to the desired formation of alcohol it has proved suitable to store the moistened straw at least until the smell of alcohol is perceptible. According to experience the results are especially good if the alcohol content is about 0.6 per cent related to the dry matter. Under normal storing conditions, that means room temperature and no compression, this state will be reached after about 72 hours.

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2~37 The enzymes of the yeast make this process both practicable under admission of air and in a closed container, that means excluding air more or less. In a closed container the straw gains a practically unlimited storability~ Moreover vola-tile substances, for example volatile amino acids, are conserved -as far as possible.
One possibility to continue this process is to preservatize straw by drying it after reaching the maturity. This is es-pecially suitable when the process is carried through under air supply. Before drying it the straw i5 stored only until the multiplication of yeast cells has stopped. As active yeast cells are an effective protection against infection from out sides, this case will surely be excluded.
~nother possibility is to compress the moistened straw. The resulting increase of temperature can be helpful to the yeast activity and that means a shortening of the whole process.
One must only take care that the temperature does not raise high enough to kill the yeast. On the other hand a thermic preparing of the yeast cells can be advantageous with regard to proteins and vitamins which are then better available for domestic cattle. Therefore it may often be suitable to compress the straw appropriately after reaching the maturity and to press it to little pellets.
The applied soluent can be water. An acceleration of the process is possible by adding milk respectively whey. Then an excellent digestibility of the final product is achieved, brought about by strong multiplication of lactc acid bacteria.
Oesides it can be very effective to add yeast nourishment, for example starch, especially molasses. It causes a very strong yeast activity and therefore accelerates the process very much~ Feeding stuff.of especially high quality is achieved in this way. Molasses are a cheap waste product and can be bought at cost price.

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For more characteristics and advantages of this invention see the below-quoted examples. 3 Example I:
Chopped wheat stra~ was moistened in whey with a 5 per cent solution of top-Fermenting yeast (Sacharomyces Cerevisia). This can easily be done with a sprayer fitted into the chaff-cutter or simply with a watering-can. The high activity of top-fermenting yeast is well-known. The moistened straw was stored at room tem-perature and under atmospheric pressure in a closed plastic bag.
After 36 hours the first sample was taken. ~t this time the con-tent of digestible raw protein was about 600 per cent more than at the beginning. A second sample was taken after 72 hours. Now the proportion of digestible raw protein was 7Q0 per cent more.
The smell of alcohol was already clearly perceptible when the first sample was taken. The second sample was marked by a pleasant taste of fruit.

Example II:
4 kilogrammes oF top-fermenting yeast and 1 kilogramme of whey powder were mixed in 1Q0 litres of water The same guantity of mnlasses was added. This proportion has proved to be especially eFfective. The moistened straw was stored in several plastic bags at room temperature and under atmospheric pressure. A sample taken after 24 hours showed a content of 7.5 per cent of digestible raw protein, that is 750 per cent more than at the beginning. A sample taken after 12 hours reached already 90 per cent of these quantities.
Especially striking was the high increase of essentiel amino acids, for instance lysin and methionin.
Instead of chopped straw one could also take straw at natural length or only roughly cut. The achieved product can be fed at once or be processed into other products, for example it can oe uaed as basis for or a~dition to finished fodder, in the form of pressed pellets, cops, brickets etc. This process can also be applied for the gaining of pure albumen.

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Claims (12)

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
1. A method for preparing fodder from yeast and straw comprising the steps of: moistening fresh untreated straw with a solution of a yeast consisting of Saccharomyces cerevisiae 3 - 5%; and storing the thus moistened straw in hermetically sealed container until alcohol smell is clearly perceptible whereby, due to the development of alcohol and carbon dioxide resulting during fermentation of the yeast and straw, a sterile atmosphere develops in the hermetically sealed container which prevents the growth of mildew on the straw despite the temperature rise which results in the container from the ongoing fermentation.
2. A method as defined in claim 1 including the step of storing after said moistening step until a proportion of 0.6 per cent of alcohol with respect to dry matter is reached.
3. A method as defined in claim 1 including the step of storing until yeast cell multiplication has stopped.
4. A method as defined in claim 1 including the steps of compacting the moistened straw to an extent leading to a temperature below a predetermined temperature crucial to yeast addition before reaching fermentation, and again compacting so as to lead to a temperature above said predetermined tempera-ture after reaching fermentation.
5. A method as defined in claim 1 wherein said yeast solution has water for its major component.
6. A method as defined in claim 1 wherein said yeast solution contains milk particles.
7. A method as defined in claim 6 wherein said milk particles are whey.
8. A method as defined in claim 1 including the step of adding a nutrient for said fermenting yeast.
9. A method as defined in claim 8 wherein said nutrient is starch.
10. A method as defined in claim 8 wherein said nutrient is molasses.
11. A method as defined in claim 1 including the step of drying after reaching fermentation.
12. A method as defined in claim 1 including the step of storing until yeast cell multiplication has stopped; compacting the moistened straw to an extent leading to a temperature below a predetermined temperature crucial to yeast addition before reaching fermentation, and again compacting so as to lead to a temperature above said predetermined temperature after reaching fermentation, said yeast solution having water as its major component, said solution containing whey particles; said yeast being Saccharomyces cerevisiae; and drying after reaching fermentation.
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DE19782811208 DE2811208A1 (en) 1978-03-15 1978-03-15 METHOD OF DIGESTING STRAW

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DE3340662A1 (en) * 1983-11-10 1985-05-23 Rolf 8904 Friedberg Neumaier Process for the production of a protein-rich feedstuff
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US3937845A (en) * 1975-01-08 1976-02-10 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture Semi-solid fermentation of straw
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