Abstract: This
study has been conducted in order to determine the variations in digestibility
and energy values of hay depending on the application of Hungarian vetch-cereal
crop mixtures at different ratios. The research has been carried out in
Canakkale in 2009–2011. The study has been designed according to randomized
complete block design, and the plots were arranged as single and mixed (3:1,
2:2, 1:3 Hungarian vetch: cereal) crop
sowing systems by using three replications with sowing Hungarian vetch mixing
with barley, wheat, oats and triticale. Raw cellulose (RC), digestible dry
matter (DDM), total digestible nutrients (TDDM), metabolic energy (ME), net
energy (NEL) and relative feed value (RFV) like characteristics have been
examined in this research. As the result of this research, the ratios of hay
raw cellulose (RC) were not significantly important in accordance to different
forms of sowing, while the values of DDM, TDDM, ME, NEL and RFV in hay were
found higher in mixed sowing system than that of single sowing of cereal crops.
In the study, it has been concluded that for being able to produce hay
containing high nutrient value in the mixtures of Hungarian vetch with cereals
then the mixture of wheat with Hungarian vetch with the ratio of 3: 1 would be
suitable to sow.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Agricultural Engineering |
Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | December 31, 2018 |
Acceptance Date | December 24, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 |