Palm Kernel Expeller

Nutritional specifications

Dry matter (DM) ? typically 90% DM.

Crude protein ? typically in the range of 16-18% so a medium level protein feed.

Energy ? at 10.5-12.5 MJ/kg DM, PKE is comparable to energy in cereal grains. However with very little starch (3%) or sugar (4%) PKE is ideally suited to be fed in conjunction with a starch or sugar source such as cereal grain, maize silage or molasses.

Fibre ?tests show that PKE has high fibre content, testing at 60-65% neutral detergent fibre.

Oil ?is mechanically extracted, PKE contains a higher oil content (8-10%) than many of the solvent extracted oilseed meals. Palm oil is a saturated fat that is largely rumen stable, and does not interfere with rumen function.

Minerals ? calcium 0.45% (average), phosphorus 0.6% (good), magnesium 0.3% (adequate), sulphur 0.2% (low), sodium 0.009%, (very low), copper 24ppm (high ? field liver testing shows copper to be relatively available), zinc 42ppm (average), manganese 224ppm (high), molybdenum 0.3ppm (average), cobalt nil.

Starch ? PKE contains virtually no starch so is an ideal feed when energy intake is inadequate and grain or maize feeding limits have been reached.