Publication: Determination of potential nutritive value of young, old and senescent leaves of Arbutus andrachne tree
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Canbolat, Önder
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Kamalak, Adem
Atalay, Ali İhsan
Kaplan, Mahmut
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Taylor & Francis
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Determination of potential nutritive value of young, old and senescent leaves of Arbutus andrachne tree. J. Appl. Anim. Res., 37: 257-260.
Potential nutritive value of young, old and senescent leaves of Arbutus andrachne tree was measured using chemical composition and in vitro gas production technique. Maturity had a significantly adverse effect on the chemical composition and in vitro gas production kinetics. Although crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and acid detergent fiber contents decreased, condensed tannin (CT) and ash contents increased with maturity. The organic matter digestibility (OMD) and metabolisable energy (ME) ranged from 59.34 to 65.47 % and 8.84 to 9.76 MJ/kg DM, respectively. It is concluded that young and old leaves of Arbutus andrachne tree could be considered a moderate quality forage for sheep and goats. However, senescent leaves are only low quality forage.
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Arbutus andrachne leaves, Nutritive value, Gas production, Vitro-gas-production, Fibrous feeds, Digestibility, Detergents, Tannin, Agriculture, Arbutus andrachne, Capra hircus, Ovis aries
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Kamalak, A. vd. (2010). "Determination of potential nutritive value of young, old and senescent leaves of Arbutus andrachne tree". Journal of Applied Animal Research, 37(2), 257-260.