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DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7701-049-8-0169

PŘÍSPĚVEK K VYUŽITÍ VÝHONŮ LESNÍCH DŘEVIN JAKO KRMIVA PRO HOSPODÁŘSKÁ ZVÍŘATA / CONTRIBUTION TO THE USE OF SHOOTS OF FOREST TREE SPECIES AS FODDER FOR DOMESTIC ANIMALS

Vilém Podrázský1, Abubakar Yahaya Tama1, Pavel Švagr1, Martin Baláš1
1 Katedra pěstování lesů, Fakulta lesnická a dřevařská, Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze, Kamýcká 126, 165 00 Praha-Suchdol, Česká republika

Twig-fodder represents the sprouts of woody species including foliage. It is a traditional source of domestic animal alimentation as well material used for feeding in modern agroforestry systems. In the presented study, the basic nutrition characteristics of twig-fodder of European beech and mulberry, sampled in two terms (10. 5. and 16. 8. 2023) are presented. The bulk samples from 5–10 individuals of each species were formed; the samples were analyzed in the agricultural laboratory. The nutritional characteristics were compared with mais silage as reference fodder. Results confirmed twig-fodder as convenient and perspective source of animal alimentation, the higher nutritional value of mulberry compared to European beech and seasonal changes in nutritional quality.

Keywords: twig fodder, tree species, European beech, mulberry, seasonality, agroforestry

pages: 169-174, Published: 2025, online: 2025



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