Forage Quality Determined by Botanic Species’ Contribution on Permanent Pastures

• Main Authors: Neculai Dragomir, Maria Sauer, Corina Cristea, Carmen Dragomir, Dorin Rechiţean, Ioan Sauer, Sebastian Toth, Darius Văcariu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Agroprint Timisoara 2011-10-01
• Series: Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies
• Subjects: botanic composition; chemical content; permanent pasture
• Online Access: http://spasb.ro/index.php/spasb/article/view/643

The chemical composition of the forage obtained from permanent pastures is determined, in its turn, by the floristic structure consisted of species belonging to various botanic families. Each botanic species presents a specific chemical content and a certain contribution to the balancing of forage’s nutritional value. The chemical analyses performed, at species level, revealed the importance of the “diverse” species, which, with their content in mineral elements, may influence animals’ capacity of production and reproduction. Some of the species, considered to be weeds within the permanent pastures’ floristic composition, presented high crude protein content values: Achillea millefolium with 24.22%, Taraxacum officinale 24.06%, Urtica dioica with 32.46%, Plantago major with 17.04%, etc.