Malaysian dairy feed unavailable in Nilphamari
Sunday, 9 October 2011
Our Correspondent
NILPHAMARI, Oct 8: Shops of Palm Kernel Expeller (PKE) a new dairy feed product imported from Malaysia have been closed due to non availability of the product in the wholesale markets in Dhaka and Khulna. Palm kernel is a by-product of palm oil.
Bhobesh Chandra Roy, a PKE shopowner of Nilphamari said palm kernel expeller is useful both for increasing milk of milch cow and for the commercial fattening of the cattle. Fattening of the cattle is popular in the villages of Nilphamari district as it is profitable.
Local cattle owners are in search of the product as it contains all ingredients of rich food for the cattle and it was gradually becoming popular among them.