A nutritional comparison study of three oaks species grown in gara mountains
Joint Authors
Salim, Khalid Ismail
Abd Allah, Khalidah Haj
Sad Allah, Karvan Faraj
Abd Allah, Hilbin Ibrahim
Khalu, Rand Umar
Source
Diyala Agricultural Sciences Journal
Issue
Vol. 13, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2021), pp.63-70, 8 p.
Publisher
University of Diyala College of Agriculture
Publication Date
2021-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
The preferred livelihood assets for meat and nutritious milk in thousands villages of Kurdistan rejoin/Iraq are sheep and goats.
They generally rely on free roaming in rangeland during the growing seasons.
In order to maintain their livestock during the scarcity of forages at winter seasons, the leaves and twigs of (Quercus aegilops, Q.
infectoria and Q.
libani) are harvested and dried as (dry leaf faggots) at autumn season to use as major substitute of feed.
This study was conducted to evaluate the nutritional values of those three oaks species' leaves at the same time of collecting period.
Gara Mountains were chosen due to the wide presence of all three species.
Leaves samples were collected at late September 2015 at elevation about 1250 MASL.
The results have shown differences in chemical composition.
Q.
libani recorded higher content of dry matter (DM), ash and crude protein (CP), and lower content of crud fiber (CF).
Higher content of ether extract (EE) was recorded in both Q.
aegilops and Q.
libani.
The higher content of nitrogen free extract (NFE) and potassium (K) were recorded in Q.
infectoria.
While Q.
aegilops recorded higher (CF) content.
All Quercus species can be used as alternative feed substitute for small ruminant especially with some additives (such as salt, vitamin, and water), but more nutritive value was Q.
libani then Q.
infectoria followed by Q.
aegilops.
Therefore, the priority should be for Q.
libani in foremost followed by Q.
infectoria when dry leaves faggot were The preferred livelihood assets for meat and nutritious milk in thousands villages of Kurdistan rejoin/Iraq are sheep and goats.
They generally rely on free roaming in rangeland during the growing seasons.
In order to maintain their livestock during the scarcity of forages at winter seasons, the leaves and twigs of (Quercus aegilops, Q.
infectoria and Q.
libani) are harvested and dried as (dry leaf faggots) at autumn season to use as major substitute of feed.
This study was conducted to evaluate the nutritional values of those three oaks species' leaves at the same time of collecting period.
Gara Mountains were chosen due to the wide presence of all three species.
Leaves samples were collected at late September 2015 at elevation about 1250 MASL.
The results have shown differences in chemical composition.
Q.
libani recorded higher content of dry matter (DM), ash and crude protein (CP), and lower content of crud fiber (CF).
Higher content of ether extract (EE) was recorded in both Q.
aegilops and Q.
libani.
The higher content of nitrogen free extract (NFE) and potassium (K) were recorded in Q.
infectoria.
While Q.
aegilops recorded higher (CF) content.
All Quercus species can be used as alternative feed substitute for small ruminant especially with some additives (such as salt, vitamin, and water), but more nutritive value was Q.
libani then Q.
infectoria followed by Q.
aegilops.
Therefore, the priority should be for Q.
libani in foremost followed by Q.
infectoria when dry leaves faggot were made.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Salim, Khalid Ismail& Abd Allah, Khalidah Haj& Sad Allah, Karvan Faraj& Abd Allah, Hilbin Ibrahim& Khalu, Rand Umar. 2021. A nutritional comparison study of three oaks species grown in gara mountains. Diyala Agricultural Sciences Journal،Vol. 13, no. 2, pp.63-70.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1357724
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Salim, Khalid Ismail…[et al.]. A nutritional comparison study of three oaks species grown in gara mountains. Diyala Agricultural Sciences Journal Vol. 13, no. 2 (2021), pp.63-70.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1357724
American Medical Association (AMA)
Salim, Khalid Ismail& Abd Allah, Khalidah Haj& Sad Allah, Karvan Faraj& Abd Allah, Hilbin Ibrahim& Khalu, Rand Umar. A nutritional comparison study of three oaks species grown in gara mountains. Diyala Agricultural Sciences Journal. 2021. Vol. 13, no. 2, pp.63-70.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1357724
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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BIM-1357724