Research Article

Determination of Nutrient Losses Caused by Starlings in Total Mixed Ration in Dairy Cattle Farm

Volume: 8 Number: 1 December 12, 2019
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Determination of Nutrient Losses Caused by Starlings in Total Mixed Ration in Dairy Cattle Farm

Abstract

Starlings are the birds of the sturnidae family (songbirds) of the passeriformes (starlings) and Sturnus vulgaris species of sturnus. Since the starlings are the birds that cause significant economic losses in agricultural and especially in livestock enterprises, necessary measures should be taken within the scope of herd management. Starlings are invasive and predatory birds that cause serious damage to all kinds of agricultural activities. In the dairy cattle fed with total mixed ration, starlings consume grain and pellet feeds and rapidly reduces the milk yield by changing the nutrient composition of the ration. It may also serve as a disease vector. The aim of this study was to determine the nutritional losses caused by starlings in a total mixed ration in a dairy cattle farm. According to the results of the analysis before and after the infestation of starling, an increase (P<0.05) in the moisture (%), crude fat, ADF, NDF and cellulose values of DM % were observed. After the starlings infestation and plucking, energy (ME, kcal/kg) and starch content were lower (P <0.01). These showed that birds decreased the nutritive value of TMR by consuming the grain component of the TMR.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Zootechny (Other), Veterinary Surgery

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Özcan Şahin This is me
Türkiye

Büşra Kılıç This is me
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 12, 2019

Submission Date

November 13, 2019

Acceptance Date

December 11, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 8 Number: 1

APA
Şahin, Ö., Kılıç, B., Boztepe, S., Aytekin, İ., & Keskin, İ. (2019). Determination of Nutrient Losses Caused by Starlings in Total Mixed Ration in Dairy Cattle Farm. Bahri Dağdaş Hayvancılık Araştırma Dergisi, 8(1), 16-20. https://izlik.org/JA54UD58BE
AMA
1.Şahin Ö, Kılıç B, Boztepe S, Aytekin İ, Keskin İ. Determination of Nutrient Losses Caused by Starlings in Total Mixed Ration in Dairy Cattle Farm. Bahri Dağdaş Hayvancılık Araştırma Dergisi. 2019;8(1):16-20. https://izlik.org/JA54UD58BE
Chicago
Şahin, Özcan, Büşra Kılıç, Saim Boztepe, İbrahim Aytekin, and İsmail Keskin. 2019. “Determination of Nutrient Losses Caused by Starlings in Total Mixed Ration in Dairy Cattle Farm”. Bahri Dağdaş Hayvancılık Araştırma Dergisi 8 (1): 16-20. https://izlik.org/JA54UD58BE.
EndNote
Şahin Ö, Kılıç B, Boztepe S, Aytekin İ, Keskin İ (December 1, 2019) Determination of Nutrient Losses Caused by Starlings in Total Mixed Ration in Dairy Cattle Farm. Bahri Dağdaş Hayvancılık Araştırma Dergisi 8 1 16–20.
IEEE
[1]Ö. Şahin, B. Kılıç, S. Boztepe, İ. Aytekin, and İ. Keskin, “Determination of Nutrient Losses Caused by Starlings in Total Mixed Ration in Dairy Cattle Farm”, Bahri Dağdaş Hayvancılık Araştırma Dergisi, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 16–20, Dec. 2019, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA54UD58BE
ISNAD
Şahin, Özcan - Kılıç, Büşra - Boztepe, Saim - Aytekin, İbrahim - Keskin, İsmail. “Determination of Nutrient Losses Caused by Starlings in Total Mixed Ration in Dairy Cattle Farm”. Bahri Dağdaş Hayvancılık Araştırma Dergisi 8/1 (December 1, 2019): 16-20. https://izlik.org/JA54UD58BE.
JAMA
1.Şahin Ö, Kılıç B, Boztepe S, Aytekin İ, Keskin İ. Determination of Nutrient Losses Caused by Starlings in Total Mixed Ration in Dairy Cattle Farm. Bahri Dağdaş Hayvancılık Araştırma Dergisi. 2019;8:16–20.
MLA
Şahin, Özcan, et al. “Determination of Nutrient Losses Caused by Starlings in Total Mixed Ration in Dairy Cattle Farm”. Bahri Dağdaş Hayvancılık Araştırma Dergisi, vol. 8, no. 1, Dec. 2019, pp. 16-20, https://izlik.org/JA54UD58BE.
Vancouver
1.Özcan Şahin, Büşra Kılıç, Saim Boztepe, İbrahim Aytekin, İsmail Keskin. Determination of Nutrient Losses Caused by Starlings in Total Mixed Ration in Dairy Cattle Farm. Bahri Dağdaş Hayvancılık Araştırma Dergisi [Internet]. 2019 Dec. 1;8(1):16-20. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA54UD58BE