Author/Authors :
SAHIN, Ibrahim Fevzi Atatürk Üniversitesi - Kâzım Karabekir Egitim Fakültesi, Turkey , ZAMAN, Mehmet Atatürk Üniversitesi - Edebiyat Fakültesi, Turkey
Abstract :
The development of animal raising in our country depends on the use ofquality gren cattle feed as well as raising species with high productivity. In order to increase meat and milk productivity in winter season, it is necessary to keep green cattle feed as silage and feed animals with it in winter. Although a number of plants may be kept as silages, the most prefered ones are maze, sorghum and clover. Besides these, grains, various types of wheat and pulse, natural herbs, pasture plants ans a lot of industrial by-products can be kept as silages. However, the most important silage plant among them is maze.Silage, with its characteristics as an unprocessed cattle feed with high amount of water keeping nutrients with minimal loss of water, is commonly used in European countries and United States, where animal raising has improved. In our country silage has not taken enough interest either because of habits or due to lack of knowledge. Yet, the increase in silage production in our country in recent years indicates that it will be an important cattle feed in the future.This study is intended to reveal the importance of silage as cattle feed, itsproduction and its use in our country.
