Naslov
The utilisation of three woody species by European mouflon in Mediterranean part of Croatia

Autori
Krapinec, Krešimir ; Vranić, Marina ; Kiš, Goran ; Uher, Darko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
56th Croatian & 16th International Symposium on Agriculture

Urednik/ci
Rozman, Vlatka ; Antunović, Zvonko

Izdavač
Fakultet agrobiotehničkih znanosti Sveučilišta Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku

Grad
Vodice

Godina
2021

Raspon stranica
482-487

ISSN
2459-5543

Ključne riječi
preference ratio index, utilisation, manna ash, laurestine, crack phillyrea

Sažetak
The paper analyzes utilisation of three woody species of macchia shrubland by European mouflon: manna ash (Fraxinus ornus), crack phillyrea (Phillyrea latifolia) and laurestine (Viburnum tinus). All three species are palatable species for small ruminants in Mediterranean area. Sprout length was used as a preference criterion. The research was conducted in early June on young sprouts from the stump. All three woody species had the same number of browsed sprouts (35.02 ± 2.42% SE ; χ2 = 0.8495 ; p = 0.654). Compared to the same diameter, manna ash has longer sprouts than crack phillyrea and laurestine, and laurestine has significantly longer sprouts than crack phillyrea. The utilisation of sprouts shows a significant correlation with the diameter of the base of the sprouts, and is highest in the manna ash. Crack phillyrea has the lowest efficiency of sprouts because mouflons consume up to 34, 1 % of branches and up to 18, 2 % of stump sprouts.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Šumarstvo, Biotehnologija

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