Summary
This paper characterises the energy and chemical nutritional value of forage produced on alas pastures — thermokarst-origin meadows in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia — under local climatic and soil conditions. The study likely presents proximate compositional analysis of harvested herbage to inform livestock feeding norms in a region where forage quality is constrained by a short growing season and permafrost-influenced soils. The findings contribute region-specific reference data for livestock nutrition planning in sub-Arctic agricultural systems.
UK applicability
The findings are geographically specific to the permafrost zone of eastern Siberia and have limited direct applicability to UK farming conditions; however, the analytical approach and nutritional benchmarking methods may offer comparative interest to researchers working on upland or marginal grassland forage quality in the UK.
Key measures
Crude protein content (%); crude fibre (%); crude fat (%); ash content (%); moisture (%); metabolisable energy (MJ/kg DM); dry matter yield
Outcomes reported
The study likely measured and reported the energy value and chemical nutritional composition (crude protein, crude fibre, fat, ash, moisture, and metabolisable energy) of forage harvested from alas pastures — low-lying thermokarst meadows characteristic of Yakutia. Results would provide baseline nutritional data for livestock feeding under sub-Arctic conditions.
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