Nutritive valve of oak (Quercus spp.) leaves

Kamalak A., Canbolat Ö., Ozay O., Aktas S.

SMALL RUMINANT RESEARCH, cilt.53, ss.161-165, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 53
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2003.09.003
  • Dergi Adı: SMALL RUMINANT RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.161-165
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: oak (Quercus spp.) leaves, nutrients, gas production, GAS-PRODUCTION, CHEMICAL-COMPOSITION, GOATS, DIGESTIBILITY, DEGRADATION, SELECTION, SHEEP, DIET
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The nutritive values of browse leaves from five oak species, namely Quercus branti, Quercus coccifera, Quercus cercis, Quercus libari and Quercus infectaria were evaluated based on their chemical composition and gas production. Organic matter (OM) contents ranged from 929.8 to 952.1 g/kg DM; CP from 36.2 to 83.5 g/kg DM with Q. coccifera showing the lowest protein content. Crude fibre (CF) contents ranged from 305.9 to 509.2 g/kg DM. Gas production levels after 12 h for Q. branti and Q. libari were higher (P < 0.001) than for other oak species. The rank order in terms of gas production performance was as follows: Q. libari = Q. branti > Q. infecteria > Q. coccifera > Q. cercis. Strong correlation was observed between gas production and crude fibre content of oak leaves. Crude fibre and tannin contents of oak leaves negatively correlated with gas production.