NUTRITIVE VALUE OF FORAGE BIOMASS FROM BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL IN MIXTURES WITH COCKSFOOT, TALL FESCUE AND LAND CLOVER
Keywords:
birdsfoot trefoil, subterranean clover, mixtures, in vitro digestibility, nutritive valueAbstract
Forage quality characteristics of biomass from mixtures of birdsfoot trefoil and cocksfoot (50:50%),
birdsfoot trefoil and tall fescue (50:50%), and the same mixtures with the addition of third component,
i.e. subterranean clover in their composition (33:33:33%) were measured. The work was performed
on the experimental field of Institute of Forage Crops, Pleven, Bulgaria with birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus
corniculatus L.) (cv. Targovishte 1), cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata L.) (cv. Dabrava), tall fescue (Fes-
tuca arundinacea Schreb.) (cv. Albena) and three subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.)
subspecies – Trifolium subterraneum ssp. brachycalicinum (cv. Antas), Trifolium subterraneum ssp.
yaninicum (cv. Trikkala) and Trifolium subterraneum ssp. subterraneum (cv. Denmark). It was found
that biomass from the birdsfoot trefoil, cocksfoot and subterranean clover mixtures had generally
higher forage quality than the same mixtures containing tall fescue: more balanced principal chemical
composition (higher crude protein content by 1.74%–units and lower crude fiber content by 0.39%-
units), more dygestible (with 6.37%-units), higher energy (UFL–UFV, by 0.040–0.048) and protein
nutritive value (PBD–PDIN–PDIE, by 17–11–7 g/kg dry matter). Forage biomass from birdsfoot trefoil, cocksfoot and Trifolium subterraneum ssp. brachycalicinum mixtures showed the highest crude
protein content (13.96%) and lowest crude fiber content (26.37%), highest dygestibility (65.96%), both,
energy (UFL–UFV 0.727–0.623) and protein nutritive value (PBD–PDIN–PDIE 98–88–86 g/kg dry
matter).
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