PSP BULLETIN 1-2018
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4 RESEARCH & INNOVATION @ UPM I 1st ISSUE <strong>2018</strong><br />
Researchers produce PKC and<br />
synbiotics based animal feed<br />
Humans<br />
completely<br />
replace their outer<br />
skin every month<br />
Humans completely<br />
replace their outer<br />
skin every month<br />
The average<br />
chocolate bar<br />
contains eight<br />
insect pieces<br />
Mosquitoes have<br />
killed more<br />
humans than all<br />
wars in history<br />
There are more<br />
stars in the sky<br />
than grains of<br />
sand in the world<br />
SERDANG - Universiti Putra Malaysia’s<br />
(UPM) research team has successfully<br />
produced animal feed from palm kernel<br />
(PKC) and synbiotics. These particular feed<br />
is rich in various enzymes, proteins and<br />
metabolites that increase the nutritional and<br />
prebiotic content of the feed.<br />
The product termed as ‘Thohira Symbiotic’,<br />
encourages the growth of livestock and is<br />
comparable to similar commercial products<br />
but at a more economical cost.<br />
Hence, breeders will be able to increase their<br />
profit. PKC refers to palm oil industry’s waste<br />
produce that has low nutrients and is not<br />
suitable for consumption by fish and poultry;<br />
however, with the usage of ‘Thohira Symbiotic’<br />
technology PKC’s nutritional content is<br />
improved, allowing it to be used in animal<br />
feed formula at a higher concentration (25-<br />
35%) without affecting the animals’ growth.<br />
The head of the research team, Prof. Dr.<br />
Shuhaimi Mustafa said that ‘Thohira<br />
Symbiotic’ is pure, clean and suitable to be<br />
used by Muslim animal breeders.<br />
Prof. Dr. Shuhaimi, who is also the Deputy<br />
Dean (Research and Graduate Studies),<br />
The product termed as<br />
‘Thohira Symbiotic’,<br />
encourages the<br />
growth of livestock<br />
and is comparable to<br />
similar commercial<br />
products but at a more<br />
economical cost.