The use of acorns in livestock and human nutrition

Acorns are predominantly found in the Mediterranean region, especially in the north of Africa, in Spain and Portugal. The fruit is oblong, i.e. cylindrical in shape, and farmers often use it in the diet of pigs. Namely, consumption of this fruit improves the taste of livestock meat. On average, one pig eats 10 to 12 kilograms of acorns per day.

Upotreba žira u ishrani stoke i ljudi

Žir je pretežno zastupljen u mediteranskom pojasu, posebno na severu Afrike, u Španiji i Portugalu. Plod je duguljast, odnosno cilindričnog oblika, a često ga farmeri koriste u ishrani svinja. Naime konzumiranjem ovog ploda poboljšava se ukus mesa kod stoke. U proseku jedna svinja pojede od 10 do 12 kilograma žira dnevno.
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