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Determination of herbage quality and mineral matter in some pastures of Sivrice District of Elazig Province in Turkey

Issue: 3/2024

Recevied: January 1, 2024

Accepted: August 18, 2024

Published: August 20, 2024

Authors:

F. Karakan Kaya, M. Basbag

Categories: Agricultural

DOI: 10.5601/jelem.2024.29.1.3249

Abstract:

Investigating the herbage quality and mineral composition of pastures is crucial for understanding the nutritional dynamics of grazing ecosystems. This study analyzed the quality of herbage and mineral content in four unique natural pasture regions of the Sivrice District (Hazar Lake) in Elazig Province between 2022 and 2023. The average values for two years of dry herbage are as follows: crude protein content in leguminous plants was (CP) 21.21%, acid detergent fiber (ADF) 18.21%, and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) 33.89% of the sample consists of digestible dry matter (DDM) with a content of 74.71% and a dry matter intake (DMI) of 3.58%. The relative feed value (RFV) is 207.79%, while the potassium (K) content is 2.71%, magnesium (Mg) is 0.32%, calcium (Ca) is 2.66%, and phosphorus (P) is 0.42%. In grasses, the crude protein (CP) content is 13.75%, acid detergent fiber (ADF) is 27.49%, neutral detergent fiber (NDF) is 51.30%, with DDM of 67.49%, DMI of 2.37%, RFV of 124.32%, and K, Mg, Ca, and P contents of 2.54%, 0.20%, 0.54%, and 0.40%, respectively. In other plant families, the CP content is 18.30%, ADF is 25.22%, NDF is 35.21%, with DDM of 69.26%, DMI of 3.47%, RFV of 187.10%, and K, Mg, Ca, and P contents of 2.66%, 0.32%, 1.46%, and 0.32%, respectively. The two-year study indicated that all the pastures studied were in generally good condition in terms of herbage quality, but Pasture-4 (Surek village) had higher values than the other pastures in terms of HP, ADF, NDF, DDM, DMI, RFV, Ca and Mg, especially in legumes and plants belonging to other families; and Pasture-3 (Guney village) had higher values than the other pastures in terms of the same characteristics in grasses.

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JELEM / HARVARD

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Karakan Kaya, F. and Basbag, M. (2024) 'Determination of herbage quality and mineral matter in some pastures of Sivrice District of Elazig Province in Turkey', Journal of Elementology, 29(3), 665-677, available: https://doi.org/10.5601/jelem.2024.29.1.3249

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Karakan Kaya, F.; Basbag, M. Determination of herbage quality and mineral matter in some pastures of Sivrice District of Elazig Province in Turkey. J. Elem. 2024, 29, 3, 665-677. https://doi.org/10.5601/jelem.2024.29.1.3249

AMA

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Karakan Kaya F, Basbag M. Determination of herbage quality and mineral matter in some pastures of Sivrice District of Elazig Province in Turkey. J. Elem. 2024;29(3): 665-677. https://doi.org/10.5601/jelem.2024.29.1.3249

CHICAGO

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Karakan Kaya Funda, Basbag Mehmet. 2024. "Determination of herbage quality and mineral matter in some pastures of Sivrice District of Elazig Province in Turkey" J. Elem. 29, no.3: 665-677. https://doi.org/10.5601/jelem.2024.29.1.3249



Keywords:

Elazig, Sivrice, pasture, crude protein, ADF

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