Alfalfa quality improvement and loss reduction technology advances
Forage is an indispensable feed for livestock, and the world is currently facing an imbalance in the “human-grass-livestock” relationship, with a sharp disparity between grass and livestock fundamentally due to insufficient forage resources. It is urgent to promote the development of a high-quality...
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| author | Si-Yi Wang Si-Yi Wang Guo-Lin Yang Yuan-Yuan Jing Zhen-Nan He Zhen-Nan He Bin Liu Le Sun Yue Zhang Fengqin Gao |
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| description | Forage is an indispensable feed for livestock, and the world is currently facing an imbalance in the “human-grass-livestock” relationship, with a sharp disparity between grass and livestock fundamentally due to insufficient forage resources. It is urgent to promote the development of a high-quality forage industry. According to Mordor Intelligence, the global alfalfa market is expected to reach $25.6 billion in 2024, with a compound annual growth rate of 6.03%, showing strong growth momentum. Optimizing alfalfa, a high-quality forage material with huge volume in the world, modulation and processing technology, exploring the key technologies of improving quality and reducing loss, reducing cost and increasing efficiency, and increasing its application path in livestock feeding, are the key issues to be solved urgently. This article reviews relevant literature published domestically and internationally. The key technologies for alfalfa storage and processing were summarized, and the nutritional value of high-quality forage and the key factors affecting its effectiveness explored, in order to provide references for production technicians and scientific researchers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-565e8c9d28ea414da6691adb75ba8b222025-08-20T03:24:32ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Animal Science2673-62252025-06-01610.3389/fanim.2025.15504921550492Alfalfa quality improvement and loss reduction technology advancesSi-Yi Wang0Si-Yi Wang1Guo-Lin Yang2Yuan-Yuan Jing3Zhen-Nan He4Zhen-Nan He5Bin Liu6Le Sun7Yue Zhang8Fengqin Gao9Institute of Grassland Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Hohhot, ChinaCollege of Grassland Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, ChinaInstitute of Grassland Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Hohhot, ChinaInstitute of Grassland Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Hohhot, ChinaInstitute of Grassland Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Hohhot, ChinaCollege of Grassland Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, ChinaAnimal Husbandry Institute of Inner Mongolia Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Sciences, Hohhot, ChinaCollege of Grassland Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, ChinaState Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Grassland Resources and Ecology of Yellow River Delta, College of Prataculture, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, ChinaInstitute of Grassland Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Hohhot, ChinaForage is an indispensable feed for livestock, and the world is currently facing an imbalance in the “human-grass-livestock” relationship, with a sharp disparity between grass and livestock fundamentally due to insufficient forage resources. It is urgent to promote the development of a high-quality forage industry. According to Mordor Intelligence, the global alfalfa market is expected to reach $25.6 billion in 2024, with a compound annual growth rate of 6.03%, showing strong growth momentum. Optimizing alfalfa, a high-quality forage material with huge volume in the world, modulation and processing technology, exploring the key technologies of improving quality and reducing loss, reducing cost and increasing efficiency, and increasing its application path in livestock feeding, are the key issues to be solved urgently. This article reviews relevant literature published domestically and internationally. The key technologies for alfalfa storage and processing were summarized, and the nutritional value of high-quality forage and the key factors affecting its effectiveness explored, in order to provide references for production technicians and scientific researchers.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fanim.2025.1550492/fullforagealfalfabioactive componentsconditioningprocessing |
| spellingShingle | Si-Yi Wang Si-Yi Wang Guo-Lin Yang Yuan-Yuan Jing Zhen-Nan He Zhen-Nan He Bin Liu Le Sun Yue Zhang Fengqin Gao Alfalfa quality improvement and loss reduction technology advances Frontiers in Animal Science forage alfalfa bioactive components conditioning processing |
| title | Alfalfa quality improvement and loss reduction technology advances |
| title_full | Alfalfa quality improvement and loss reduction technology advances |
| title_fullStr | Alfalfa quality improvement and loss reduction technology advances |
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| title_short | Alfalfa quality improvement and loss reduction technology advances |
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| topic | forage alfalfa bioactive components conditioning processing |
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