Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
KSU TARIM VE DOGA DERGISI-KSU JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURE, sa.4, ss.920-928, 2024 (ESCI)
This research was carried out in Kop Mountain's rangelands, located at the intersection of Erzurum, Erzincan, and Bayburt provinces, in the 2019 and 2020 years. The study was aimed at determining the hay yields and relative feed values of the east, west, north, and south directions of the rangeland sites of Kop Mountain at an altitude of 1871-2468 m and comparing them in terms of yield and quality. According to the results of the research, the highest hay yield (342.17 kg da-1) was found in the south, and the lowest (202.67 kg da-1) was found in the east. The highest relative feed value (143.73) was found in the north, and the altitude factor was found to be insignificant in terms of relative feed value. As a result, it is concluded that the rangeland sites, especially on the footslope, should be used by the management principles and that it is important for the future of the rangelands to establish a grazing program that takes into account the grazing season and the type of animals to be grazed, prioritizing the backslope sites of the mountain and western and southern rangeland sites at the beginning of grazing. In addition, it is believed that it would be beneficial to carry out research and application studies for improvement at all the sites of the rangeland.