Seasonal Nutrient Content Changes of Leaf and Leaf + Shoots in Deciduous Christ’s thorn (Palirus spina-christi Mill.)
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Many shrub and tree species growing naturally in the arid and semi-arid regions play an important role as the fodder resources for grazing animals. In recent years, multiple studies were carried out to determine the nutritional content depending on their growth stages, yearly and seasonal of the shrub and tree species. But, no studies have focused on the feeding value of shrub species by taking sample from only leaf and leaf + shoot parts in the different growth stages. For this purpose, this study was conducted to determine the change of seasonal nutrient content of leaf and leaf + shoots of the decidious christ’s thorn (Palirus spina-christi Mill.) growing intensely in Kilis ecological conditions, between the periods of October 2013-September 2014 . Experiment was established according to factorial arrangement in a randomized block design with four replications, and the crude protein (CP), neutral detergent ber (NDF), acid detergent ber (ADF), acid detergent lignin (ADL), dry matter digestibility (DMD), digestible energy (DE), metabolizable energy (ME) and relative feed value (RFV) were determined. in the fodder samples. In the study, the chemical composition of christ’s thorn differed signi cantly (P<0.01) among the seasons and fodder types. Results showed that the ratios of CP, DMD, DE, ME and RFV in Christ’s thorn decreased depending on maturity, and NDF, ADF and ADL contents increased. The desired nutritional values of the leaf samples were also found to be higher than those of the leaf + shoots samples. Consequently, in terms of the nutritional contents examained it was revealed that deciduous christ’s thorn was a good alternative fodder resource especially for small cattles grazing on semi-arid Mediterranean maquis.
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Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
30 Eylül 2015
Gönderilme Tarihi
15 Ağustos 2015
Kabul Tarihi
27 Eylül 2015
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2015 Cilt: 5 Sayı: 3