Effect of Species on Macro and Micro Mineral Composition of Some Shrub Leaves with Respect to Sheep Requirements

Authors : Adem KAMALAK, Çağrı Özgür ÖZKAN, Kadir YILMAZ

Pages : 87-90

Doi:10.47115/bsagriculture.1063719

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Publication Date : 2022-04-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect of species on the macro and mineral profiles of some shrub leaves used for small ruminant animals in Turkey. Species had a significant effect on the macro and micro mineral profiles of shrub laeves. Calcium insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Ca); contents of forages varied from 5.6 to 21.2 g/kg DM, with highest being for Rosa canina and lowest for Arbutus andrachne and Quercus coccifera. Phosphorus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(P); contents of shrub leaves ranged from 1.1 to 2.1 g/kg DM with highest being for Arbutus unedo and Rosa canina and the lowest for Arbutus andrachne. The magnesium insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(mg); content of forages ranged from 1.9 to 5.5 g/DM, with the highest being for Pistacia lentiscus and the lowest for Quercus coccifera. The potassium insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(K); content of forages ranged from 4.1 to 10.3 g/kg DM. The K contents of Pistacia lentiscus and Arbutus unedo were significantly higher than the other shrub leaves. The iron insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Fe); content of shrub leaves ranged from 105.2 to 458.5 mg/kg DM. The Fe content of Pistacia lentiscus was significantly higher than the other shrub leaves. The zinc insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Zn); contents of shrub leaves ranged from 15.5 to 36.0 mg/kg DM. The Zn content of Quercus coccifera was significantly higher than the other shrubs. Copper insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(cu); contents of forages varied widely from 3.0 to 6.7 mg/kg DM, with the highest being for Arbutus unedo and Quercus coccifera. The manganese insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Mn); content of forages varied from 10.5 to 113.0 mg/kg DM, with the highest being for Arbutus unedo and the lowest for Rosmarinus officinalis. As a conclusion, shrubs’ leaves have a significant amount of macro and micro minerals to support the growth and production of lamb and sheep, although the shrubs leaves’ studied in the current experiment are not adequate to meet the dietary Cu requirement of lamb and sheep.
Keywords : Macro mineral, Micro mineral, Sheep, Shrubs