Almond hulls support high performance in dairy cows

Researchers at the University of California found the feeding of almond hulls beneficial to lactating dairy cows. They demonstrated that almond hulls fed to lactating dairy cows at varying amounts (up to 20% of the diet) can support high levels of milk production. Almond hulls, a by-product from the harvesting process of almond nuts, contributes 50% of the total weight of almonds before processing. Almond hulls are high in sugars and NDF but low in protein content. Much of the NDF in the hull