With antibacterial and deodorizing properties, it is gentle on both livestock and producers
"Bedding"
課題
日本では年間1700万トンの農業残渣が廃棄されています*1
「きびこ」の原料は、「剪定枝」「サトウキビの搾りかす（バガス）」「コーヒー残渣」を活用しています。原料供給量の減少や価格の高騰に左右されるおが粉敷料や吸水力が懸念されるもみ殻敷料に比べ、安定的な供給や品質を保証します。
*1 農林水産省、環境省参照
Feature 1: Stable raw materials
The raw materials for "Kibiko" are pruned branches, sugarcane bagasse, and coffee residue. Compared to sawdust bedding, which is subject to supply cuts and price hikes, and rice husk bedding, which has concerns about water absorption, Kibiko guarantees stable supply and quality.
Feature 2 Reduces odors in livestock sheds
Two days after using the bedding, the ammonia concentration in the control (rice husks) rose to 600 ppm/hr, but in the barns where "Kibiko" was used, the ammonia concentration was kept below 200 ppm/hr after two days.
Reduces bad odors in livestock sheds to less than 1/3 !
Feature 3: Suppresses the growth of pathogenic bacteria
The currently commonly used sawdust and compost bedding both showed a large increase in E. coli after just three days, but in the barn after using "Kibiko", no E. coli was detected even after 21 days.
*Tested by Food Environment and Health Research Institute Co., Ltd.
