IMPORTANCE OF PASTURE FLORAL COMPOSITION IN SHEEP RAISING

Bianca Csizmadia, Daniela Vălușescu, Maria Sauer, Ioan Petroman, Loredana Văduva, Cornelia Petroman

Abstract


This paper focuses on the importance of pasture floral composition in sheep raising. It presents the main factors to consider in pasture management: climate, floral composition, soil, terrain, and water supply. The floral composition of pastures has been one of the sheep feeding-related topics: biodiversity, floral composition of pastures, grazing systems, pastoral systems, pastoralism and conflict, pasture quality, and transhumance. The paper presents, in detail, the main types of pasture and hay forage crops for sheep (alternative/annual forages, cool season grasses, forbs/phorbs, legumes, and warm season grasses) currently found on Romanian pastures, and recommends a few mixtures of pasture and hay forage crops for sheep.


Keywords


pasture; alternative /annual forages; cool season grasses; forbs / phorbs; legumes; and warm season grasses.

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