Summary
This study provides a baseline assessment of the forage productivity and nutritional composition of Sal Pasture, a semi-natural highland grazing area in the Çamlıhemşin district of Rize province, eastern Black Sea region of Türkiye. Sampling was conducted over two consecutive summers using standardised quadrat methodology, with laboratory analysis of key quality indicators. The findings document meaningful year-to-year variability in both yield and, most likely, nutritional parameters, offering locally relevant reference data for pasture management in a climatically sensitive montane environment.
UK applicability
This study is specific to a semi-natural mountain pasture in north-east Türkiye and the results are not directly transferable to UK conditions; however, the methodology and findings on inter-annual yield variability in upland semi-natural grasslands are broadly relevant to UK upland and hill farming systems, particularly in Wales, Scotland, and northern England where similar management challenges apply.
Key measures
Fresh herbage yield (kg/da); dry matter yield (kg/da); crude protein content (%); likely additional quality parameters such as acid detergent fibre, neutral detergent fibre, ash content, and metabolisable energy
Outcomes reported
The study measured fresh and dry matter yield and key forage nutritional parameters (including crude protein) from a semi-natural highland pasture across two growing seasons (2023–2024), revealing statistically significant inter-annual variation in yield.
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