S. Ya. Bevz, A. M. Kozina, E. A. Toshkina
Yaroslav-the-Wise Novgorod State University, Veliky Novgorod, Russia
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Volume 25 No. 1
Date of paper submission: 26.02.2024, date of review: 19.09.2024, date of acceptance: 13.11.2024.
Published: 01/31/2025
Abstract. Purpose. The research is aimed at improving the livestock feed base of agricultural enterprises in the Novgorod region of Northwestern Russia using a resource-saving raw material conveyor for the cultivation of forage crops. Methods. The research was carried out as part of the implementation of the state program of the Novgorod region “Development of agriculture in the Novgorod region for 2019–2024”. The statistical reports of the leading agricultural enterprises of the Novgorod region, data from experimental observations and records, as well as data from feed quality tests are analyzed. Results. The analysis of the organization of the feed base of the leading farms of the Novgorod region and the conducted scientific research have shown that the basis of the raw material conveyor should be legume-cereal meadow grass stands, as the most reliable and cheap source of raw materials. To make up for the lack of feed in certain periods of the summer period, it is necessary to use annual forage crops. The raw material conveyor will provide the entire herd with the necessary amount of highly nutritious feed with a minimum amount of concentrates in the feeding diet and fully meet the protein needs of farm animals. The scientific substantiation of ways to improve the feed base of livestock breeding in the Novgorod region of Northwestern Russia was carried out, the need for farm animals for feed was analyzed and calculated taking into account their productivity, the analysis of feed quality results was carried out, the productivity of the main forage crops in the leading farms of the region was determined, the forage-producing area in the resource-saving conveyor system was calculated. Scientific novelty. Based on the research work carried out, a resource–saving raw material conveyor has been developed with the inclusion of highly productive forage crops capable of providing annual production of up to 3.3 tons of feed units in the conditions of the Novgorod region with a content of 116–187 g of crude protein and 8.8–10.7 MJ of metabolic energy in 1 kg of dry mass of juicy feeds.
Keywords: feed base, raw material conveyor, resource conservation, animal husbandry, feed nutrition
For citation: Bevz S. Ya., Kozina A. M., Troshkina E. A. Scientific foundations of the development of a resource-saving raw material conveyor. Agrarian Bulletin of the Urals. 2025; 25 (01): 40‒50. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32417/1997-4868-2025-25-01-40-50 (In Russ.)
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