METHOD FOR PRODUCING VITAMIN FORAGE ADDITIVE FROM ALFALFA SEEDS Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC A23K10/00 A23K50/00 

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: method involves soaking the seeds in electro-activated water, germinating and seedlings forcing. The initial seeds are represented by alfalfa seeds. The alfalfa seeds are washed with tap water for 4-8 minutes, after which the washed grains are soaked with the anolyte with the pH of 3.0 to 6.0 and the redox potential of 970-1110 mV, the oxygen concentration of 8.3 to 12.0 mg/l and the chlorine concentration of 0.006-0.01 mg/l for 3.5-4.5 hours. The ratio of seeds to anolyte is 1:2. Thereafter, the anolyte is removed and the seeds are re-washed by tap water within 3-8 minutes, and germinating the seeds is carried out in a thin layer without using a substrate by means of air-irrigation method at periodic tedding, at the total germination duration of 7-9 days under natural light.

EFFECT: using the invention will allow to obtain high-quality forage from alfalfa seeds by accelerating the production process of seed germination and to reduce its duration, and to obtain vitamin forage for livestock and poultry with recommended biochemical and microbiological indices.

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