Summary
This study characterises the productive and nutritional potential of natural highland pasture at Pokut Plateau (Rize) in the Black Sea region of Turkey, a mountainous area supporting traditional transhumance livestock practices. By quantifying forage yield and nutritional value, the paper provides baseline data relevant to the sustainable management and improvement of upland grazing systems in the region. Such assessments are important for identifying nutritional gaps in forage and informing supplementation or pasture rehabilitation strategies.
UK applicability
This study is specific to the semi-humid highland pastures of north-eastern Turkey and is not directly applicable to UK conditions; however, the methodological approach to characterising upland pasture nutritional value has relevance to comparable assessments of UK upland and hill grazing systems, particularly in Wales, Scotland, and northern England.
Key measures
Dry matter yield (kg/ha or t/ha); crude protein (%); acid detergent fibre (ADF); neutral detergent fibre (NDF); ash content (%); possibly mineral concentrations and relative feed value (RFV)
Outcomes reported
The study assessed the forage yield and nutritional quality of pasture vegetation at Pokut Plateau in Rize province, north-eastern Turkey, likely reporting dry matter yield alongside key nutritional parameters such as crude protein, fibre fractions, and mineral content.
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