Hidroponik Sistemle Üretilen Bazı Yem Bitkilerinin Ruminant Hayvan Beslemesinde Kullanımı

Green fodder plants have an important place in animal nutrition in terms of meeting the nutritional needs of animals and increasing their appetite. Especially in dairy cattle breeding, green feeds are needed for milk yield and quality. In meeting the green feed needs of ruminant animals, the scarcity of agricultural areas, water use, environmental and climatic factors have negative effects on agricultural production. The tendency to soilless agriculture is increasing due to the lack of transportation of green feeds, which cannot be sustained in production throughout the year, and the high prices of green feed. For this purpose, it is thought that the elimination of the negative conditions related to the environment and soil will be occurred by hydroponic production, the continuity of green feed production can be ensured throughout the year and feed costs can be reduced. However, the digestibility and feed efficiency of the products to be obtained by green feed production with the hydroponic system will be increased. Meat, milk yield and quality, animal performance and health will, also, be positively affected by the increase in feed utilization.This review was aimed to give information about the use of cereals with a high germination rate grown by hydroponic systems as green feed in animal nutrition and their disadvantages.