The influence of feed quality from peat soils on the productivity of cattle

Abstract In the context of the implementation of environmental, resource-saving systems of agriculture, research in the system of biogeocenosis is very relevant: soil – plant-feed-animal-livestock products. Peatlands and developed peat soils are a kind of environment for human activity in this system. As a result of many years of research, it was found that perennial grasses grown on peat soils have differences in chemical composition compared to plants grown on mineral soils. They contain more organic matter and raw protein. However, their digestibility of nutrients is lower than in herbs grown on mineral soils. Therefore, for a full-fledged balanced feeding of cows, the realization of the genetic potential of animal productivity, and the preservation of their health, scientifically-based diets are necessary, developed on the basis of bulky feeds obtained from peat and developed soils, with the introduction of appropriate feed additives in them.

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Water-extractable organic matter in the profile of mineral and organic soils of Upper Dniester alluvial plane

Proceedings of the State Natural History Museum Vol. 33 - Proceedings of the State Natural History Museum ◽

10.36885/nzdpm.2017.33.181-190 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 181-190

Author(s):

Partyka T. ◽

Hamkalo Z.

Keyword(s):

Organic Matter ◽

Cold Water ◽

Dynamic Equilibrium ◽

Peat Soil ◽

Organic Soils ◽

Peat Soils ◽

Soil Layers ◽

Labile Pool ◽

Mineral Soils ◽

Extractable Organic Matter

Content of cold water extracted organic matter (CWEOM) in organic and mineral soils of Upperdniester alluvial plane was estimated. The largest CWEOM content (mg∙100 g-1) in the upper (10 cm) soil layers was found in peat soils – 105-135, and the smallest – 20-30– in arable sod and meadow soils. The highest CWEOM content was found in the lower horizons of peat soil, where it reaches 290 mg∙100 g-1. Strong correlation (r=0.81 -0.99; P<0.05) between CWEOM and TOC was found. It indicates the presence of dynamic equilibrium in the SOM system that supports certain level of labile pool compounds – the main source of bioavailable materials and energy.

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A study of the peat fenlands with particular reference to potato manuring

The Journal of Agricultural Science ◽

10.1017/s0021859600024643 ◽

1961 ◽

Vol 56 (2) ◽

pp. 197-211 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

N. H. Pizer ◽

H. A. Wright ◽

T. H. Caldwell ◽

J. Hargrave ◽

G. R. Burgess ◽

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Keyword(s):

Organic Matter ◽

Mineral Matter ◽

Loss On Ignition ◽

Peat Soils ◽

Organic Mineral ◽

Field Assessment ◽

Mineral Soils

Peat soils change gradually as a result of drainage and cultivation, losing depth through shrinkage, oxidation and blowing, changing in character through increases in mineral matter and ‘drumminess’, and changing in productivity and manurial requirements. The sequence of changes has been studied in the field and a number of stages distinguished which may be recognized quite simply from the texture of the ploughed layer. Texture is a field assessment of the type and condition of the peat and the proportion and nature of the mineral matter associated with it. The Fenland soils have been classified as follows: (1) peat soils, (2) peaty mineral soils, (3) organic mineral soils and (4) mineral soils. Further subdivision into textural classes depends on recognizing the mineral combinations or fractions as in texturing mineral soilsAnalysis of samples of the ploughed layer in the laboratory has shown that organic matter or loss on ignition figures, expressed as a percentage of the oven-dried soil, can be used for recognizing the kind of soil; use is made of this in considering those earlier experiments for which organic matter figures could be calculated.

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A note on the colorimetric estimation of humic matter in mineral soils

The Journal of Agricultural Science ◽

10.1017/s0021859600003737 ◽

1924 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. 469-472 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

T. Eden

Keyword(s):

Organic Matter ◽

Soil Organic Matter ◽

Absorption Spectra ◽

Colorimetric Method ◽

Visible Range ◽

Total Organic Matter ◽

Humic Matter ◽

Colour Intensity ◽

Peat Soils ◽

Mineral Soils

Odén has shown that colour intensity comparisons between alkali extracts of peat soils of varying origin can be made since, despite the possible difference in the nature of their humic matter, the absorption spectra are almost identical within the visible range. These absorption spectra are also comparable with that of Merck's Acidum Huminicum, which is a standard preparation. Odén developed his colorimetric method as a means of measuring the degree of humification of the organic matter of peat soils, that is to say, the proportion of the total organic matter which could be classed as humic matter. In this way the disadvantages of Grandeau's method, in which there is no discrimination between the coloured and the colourless parts of the soil organic matter, are obviated.

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Vulnerability of soil organic matter of anthropogenically disturbed organic soils

10.5194/bg-2017-127 ◽

2017 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Annelie Säurich ◽

Bärbel Tiemeyer ◽

Axel Don ◽

Michel Bechtold ◽

Wulf Amelung ◽

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Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Organic Matter ◽

Soil Organic Matter ◽

Organic Carbon ◽

Organic Soils ◽

Low Carbon ◽

Peat Soils ◽

Agricultural Use ◽

Mineral Soils ◽

Carbon Dioxide Co2

Abstract. Drained peatlands are hotspots of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from agriculture. As a consequence of both drainage-induced mineralisation and anthropogenic mixing with mineral soils, large areas of former peatlands under agricultural use now contain soil organic carbon (SOC) at the boundary between mineral and organic soils and/or underwent a secondary transformation of the peat (e.g. formation of aggregates). However, low carbon organic soils have rarely been studied since previous research has mainly focused on either mineral soils or true peat soils. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the soil organic matter (SOM) vulnerability of the whole range of organic soils including very carbon rich mineral soils (73 g kg−1

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The chemical composition, digestibility and intake of some native pasture species in central Australia during winter

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture ◽

10.1071/ea9690599 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 9 (41) ◽

pp. 599 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

DMR Newman

Keyword(s):

Organic Matter ◽

Chemical Composition ◽

Perennial Grasses ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Native Pasture ◽

Digestible Organic Matter ◽

Annual Grasses ◽

Feeding Trials ◽

Central Australia ◽

Voluntary Intake

The chemical composition, digestibility, and voluntary intake of four perennial grasses, three annual grasses, two shrubs, and five forbs cut during winter in central Australia, were determined in pen feeding trials with sheep. There was no significant difference in digestible organic matter intake between the group of grasses and the shrubs and forbs. It is unlikely, however, that these grass-forb pastures become protein deficient during dry periods.

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Agrogenic evolution of organic matter in peat soils of Western Siberia

Siberian Herald of Agricultural Science ◽

10.26898/0370-8799-2020-2-1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 50 (2) ◽

pp. 5-14

Author(s):

A. S. Motorin

Keyword(s):

Organic Matter ◽

Crop Rotation ◽

Groundwater Level ◽

Peat Soil ◽

Water Soluble ◽

Perennial Grasses ◽

Groundwater Depth ◽

Mineral Fertilizers ◽

Peat Soils ◽

Feed Crop

The influence of the groundwater level (GW), vegetable crop rotation and mineral fertilizers on the change in the composition of organic matter of medium-thick peat soil was determined. The study was conducted on lysimeters with an adjustable level (0.5; 1.0; 1.5 and 1–2.0 m) of groundwater occurrence; in a vegetable-feed crop rotation spread in time and space; under perennial grasses without prior cultivation of annual crops. It was established that in the arable layer (0.2 m) of peat soil, the bitumen content at GW level of 0.5 m was lower by 1.65% than at a depth of 1.0 m, and by 4.34% than at a depth of 1.5 m. The maximum amount of water-soluble substances (5.68%) and substances hydrolyzable by 2% HCl (34.25%) was established at GW level of 0.5 m. It was 1.2 and 3.4–3.8% higher than at groundwater level of 1–1.5 m, respectively. With GW level of 1.5 m, the amount of humic acids decreased by 4.5% compared to their occurrence at a depth of 0.5 m. The amount of fulvic acids in the arable layer depends on the GW level (r = 0.79). The content of substances hardly hydrolyzable by 80% H2SO4 in the arable layer decreased from 2.82 to 2.31% with an increase in groundwater depth from 0.5 to 1.5 m. It was observed that the amount of lignin decreased with an increase in groundwater depth from 0.5 (6.66%) to 1.5 m (5.30%). Five- year cultivation of crops in the vegetable-feed crop rotation did not lead to significant changes in the composition of the organic matter of peat. Grassing of peat soils with perennial grasses without sowing pre-crops ensures preservation of peat organic matter and prevents its substantial transformation. Mineral fertilizers reduce the rate of accumulation of hardly-hydrolyzable and non-hydrolyzable forms due to more severe oxidative-hydrolytic conditions in the soil and because of an increase in the amount of fresh plant material as a result of crop and root residues.

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Modes of agricultural use, productivity and fertility of developed lowland peat soils

Multifunctional adaptive feed production № 23 (71) ◽

10.33814/mak-2020-23-71-108-114 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Aleksandr Glubokovskih

Keyword(s):

Crop Rotation ◽

Peat Soil ◽

Perennial Grasses ◽

Peat Soils ◽

Fodder Crop ◽

Agrochemical Properties ◽

Agricultural Use ◽

Fodder Crop Rotation

The results of many years of research on the cultivation of crops in fodder crop rotation on dried peat soil are presented. A productive and agroecological assessment of crop rotation with various saturation with perennial grasses is given. The data on the reduction of peat reserves and changes in the agrochemical properties of the soil are presented.

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Productivity of the forage of perennial grasses and their mixtures on drained peatlands

Interdepartmental thematic scientific collection "Agriculture" ◽

10.31073/zem.91.74-79 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2 (91) ◽

pp. 74-79

Author(s):

V.H. Kurhak ◽

M.I. Shtakal ◽

V.M. Shtakal

Keyword(s):

Dactylis Glomerata ◽

Dry Weight ◽

Phleum Pratense ◽

Bromus Inermis ◽

Metabolizable Energy ◽

Perennial Grasses ◽

Forest Steppe ◽

Left Bank ◽

Peat Soils ◽

High Productivity

There showed the productivity, chemical composition of feed and the timing of mowing of grass and variety mixes of permanent grasses on drained peat soils of Left Bank Forest-Steppe of Ukraine. The presence of early rip ened seeded grass provides a uniform supply use mowed mass from middle May until the end of September and the productivity of lands, which ranges from 10 to 14 t/ha of dry weight, metabolizable energy – 100.0 – 130.0 GJ and feed units 7-11 t/ha. Additional manuring of N90 on the background Р45К120 is effective at the start of second year of use. On the organization of hay conveyors of different ripening time herbages is possible to extend the optimal tim ing of mowing of green mass to 25-35 days. Best among the early-maturing grass crops are Dactylis glomerata va riety Kyivska rannia-1 with Alopecurus pratensis variety Sarnenskiy ranniy or its mixture with Bromus inermis and Festuca pratensis. With medium ripening – pure sowing eastern fescue of variety Lyudmila, Phalaris arundinacea variety Sarnenski-40, Bromus inermis variety Arsen and their compounds. High productivity of late-ripening herb age is provided by the inclusion in the composition of grass mixtures of Phleum pratense L. variety Vyshgorodska and Dactylis glomerata of variety Ukrainka, and Agrostis gigantea Roth variety Sarnenska piznia. It is also possible organization hay conveyors of different ripening varieties of Dactylis glomerata varieties Kyivska rannia, Muravka, Ukrainka.

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