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Present Status and Development Possibilities of Forage Production in Adana Province
2020
Rüştü Hatipoğlu | Uğur Serbester | Mustafa Avcı | Beytullah Dönmez
Roughages, a group of animal feeds, are most important input for an ecomical animal production. Without a systematic plan of roughage assurance is not possible profitable animal production. Sources of the roughages are native meadows and pastures, forage plants grown in the crop production and harvest residues of the plant production. In this review, present status of roughage production and its development possibilities in Adana province were discussed.
Show more [+] Less [-]Importance of Thyme in Animal Health and Nutrition
2019
Cahit Balabanlı | Emre Bıçakçı | Müge Güvenç
Oregano, which grows widely in the temperate regions of Europe, Asia and North Africa, has been known as a medicinal plant since ancient times. Thyme used in the spice industry and in the pharmaceutical industry due to its anti-fungal and antiseptic properties because it has an aromatic smell, also contains some vitamins and minerals that humans and animals need. The use of oregano, which comes to the forefront in the feeding of small ruminants during the times when animal feeds are scarce in our country, is becoming more and more important in small head and poultry production and good agriculture and organic farming applications due to some secondary metabolites it contains.
Show more [+] Less [-]Importance of Clover (Trifolium sp.) Genus for Black Sea Region
2016
Özlem Önal Aşcı
There is a high level of forage deficit in Turkey. It is necessary that cultivation and productivity of forage plant should be increase to close forage deficit in a short time, further, pastures should also be improved. Clover genus involves both annual and perennial species, it has some species are grown different soil conditions. Clover species are grown in cool temperate and humid regions have thin stem and abundant leaf, thus, their hay is very nutritive feed for animals. They can use both increasing forage cultivation and pasture improvement in Black Sea Region.
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