In the next decades, forage legumes are likely to become more important. However, predicted climate change may increase the risk of droughts and thus influence their agricultural performance. Decreases in yield due to water shortage are well documented, while influences on nutritive values are inconsistent. Therefore, we examined the effects of drought on crude protein (CP), neutral deterge...

Biological Nitrogen fixation is one of the two sources of nitrogen (N). Most nitrogen fixation in agriculture takes place in the Fabaceae family which can form symbiotic relationships with Rhizobium spp. if it is present in the soil. This study reexamines the effect that nitrogen (N) application has on nodulation number on the rooting zone of two small seeded legumes, alfalfa (Medicago sativa L...

Condensed tannins (CT) from purple prairie clover (PPC; Dalea purpurea Vent.) and sainfoin (SF; Onobrychis viciifolia) were assessed for anti-Escherichia coli activity by comparing their ability to react with proteins and liposome, cause cell aggregation, and alter outer membrane (OM) morphology and permeability. The PPC CT had greater (P < 0.01) protein-precipitating capacity than SF CT using ...

In this study, serum FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) concentrations of prepubertal 48 female Norduz lambs born in Sheep Farm of Agricultural Faculty of Yüzüncü Yıl University were determined. Lambs were born in February, and within a month. After the parturition, live weights of ewes and lambs were recorded. The lambs were kept with their dams for three months. The lambs were fed adlibitum b...

Two forage species alfalfa (Medicago sativa), and sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.), at two consecutive growing season (spring and summer), were studied for their chemical composition and in vitro gas production characteristics. Data on cumulative gas production (mL gas/g DM) were fitted to the non-sigmoidal model, and for evaluation of model, the concordance correlation coefficient (CCC) ...