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Effects of dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and ... - FINS

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1 st WorkshopXIII International Feed Technology SymposiumTable 2. Intake level <strong>of</strong> green forages used as a sole feed in the basal diet (2)Forage State <strong>of</strong> lactation, days Intake level g/kg BW * 0,75Italian rye grass 60 – 160 82 (60 – 101)Orchard grass 60 – 160 65 (59 – 81)Fescue 60 – 160 68 (62 – 75)Alfalfa 60 – 160 103 (69 – 157)Red clover 60 – 160 93 (50 – 118)Vetch + oats 130 – 150 79 (51 – 150)Corn (maize) 160 – 200 81 (63 – 99)* Tolerated refusals: 25-35%; concentrate intake = 0, 7 kg DM.PRESERVATION OF ROUGHAGEHey <strong>and</strong> silage are the primary types <strong>of</strong> preserved roughage. Because <strong>of</strong> the effectweather conditions have on the quality <strong>of</strong> hey, preparation <strong>and</strong> usage <strong>of</strong> hey has beenreplaced by the preparation <strong>and</strong> usage <strong>of</strong> silage. However in nutrition <strong>of</strong> goats inwinter period hey is sometimes the basic <strong>and</strong> the only nutrient, especially forcategories with lower production rate. Hey contains carbohydrates, protein, minerals<strong>and</strong> vitamins <strong>and</strong> it is very important in nutrition <strong>of</strong> goats for maintainingphysiological state <strong>of</strong> the abdomen, it stimulates the movement <strong>of</strong> food through theanimal’s intestines, speeds up the development <strong>of</strong> the stomach with youngercategories, prevents the decay <strong>of</strong> milk fat level etc (5, 9, 13). However, besides thosebeneficial characteristics, hey has certain deficiency. For example, it is the mostvariable nutrient compared to its chemical <strong>and</strong> nutritive structure; it limits theproduction in case it is the basic or the only nutrient etc. Nutritional value <strong>and</strong> quality<strong>of</strong> hey depend greatly on the type <strong>of</strong> plant it mostly consist <strong>of</strong>, period <strong>of</strong> hay making,method <strong>of</strong> drying, preservation <strong>and</strong> usage etc.There were various attempts <strong>of</strong> improvement in mowed plants drying technology:additional drying with dry <strong>and</strong> cold air, artificial drying etc. (5) Because <strong>of</strong> the highcost <strong>of</strong> the energy-generating products, most <strong>of</strong> hey today is still prepared by dryingon the ground all over the world. (13) However there has been a great improvementin hey preparation machinery. Accordingly, there is a big selection <strong>of</strong> machines todaywhich h<strong>and</strong>le the mowing, collecting <strong>and</strong> bale making <strong>and</strong> so all hey preparationprocedures are completely mechanized.Silage is very rarely used in nutrition <strong>of</strong> goats under the conditions in our region. Thequality <strong>of</strong> silage primarily depends on the type <strong>and</strong> quality <strong>of</strong> the material in silos,which refers to dry matter content, degradable sugars <strong>and</strong> protein, with anothersignificant step in the process which is probable additive adding during thepreparation. Contemporary trends in silos’ storage technology are based on chemicalresources usage, biological additives usage, enlarged aerobe stability <strong>of</strong> the silage,micro toxins absorption etcSilage for nutrition <strong>of</strong> goats can be prepared from various plants such as corn, barley,oat, rye, different types <strong>of</strong> leguminous plants <strong>and</strong> grass, sunflower, turnip, raw beetcuttings etc. Well prepared silage given to goats in a proper way can satisfy certain156

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