Published in Scientific Papers. Series D. Animal Science, Vol. LXVI, Issue 2
Written by Victor ŢÎŢEI
Chickpea, Cicer arietinum, is a multipurpose Fabaceae species, widely used around the world, notably as a source of protein, used to restore soil fertility, which can tolerate high temperatures and arid climate. This research was aimed at evaluating the nutritive value of fodder from the chickpea, local cultivar 'ICHEL’, grown in monoculture in an experimental field of the National Botanical Garden (Institute), Chişinău, Republic of Moldova. The results revealed that the dry matter of the whole Cicer arietinum plant contained 19.7% CP, 20.5%CF, 12.6% ash, 24,0% ADF, 37.6% NDF, 4.6% ADL, 18.1% TSS, 19.4% Cel, 13.6% HC, with nutritive and energy value 815 g/kg DMD, 737 g/kg DOM, RFV=174, 11.25 MJ/kg ME and 7.26 MJ/kg NEl. The quality of the prepared hay was: 19.4% CP, 23.8% CF, 13.4% ash, 28.3% ADF, 43.8% NDF, 5.4% ADL, 8.9% TSS, 22.9% Cel, 15.5% HC, 748 g/kg DMD, 647 g/kg DOM, RFV=142, 10.76 MJ/kg ME and 6.77 MJ/kg NEl. The dry matter of the fermented fodder contained 22.2% CP, 15.0% CF, 14.6% ash, 18.1% ADF, 31.3% NDF, 2.0% ADL, 19.8% TSS, 16.1% Cel, 13.2% HC, 59.62 mg/kg carotene, 890 g/kg DMD, 810 g/kg DOM, RFV=222, 13.2 MJ/kg ME, 7.48 MJ/kg NEl. The harvested biomass of the chickpea cultivar 'Ichel’ can be used as alternative fodder for farm animals.
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