Apple waste (Malus domestica)
Availability
The damaged apples (broken or injured during plucking and unfit for packing) are available in plenty during the apple season.
Nutritive value
It is a good source of energy (TDN 60%). The protein content is 12%.
Inclusion
After slicing, drying and grinding these can be incorporated as energy source up to 30% level in the concentrate mixture of crossbred calves replacing 100% maize (Punj, 1988). The material is quite palatable.