Determination of feed values of green vegetation, forage and seed of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.)

This study was carried out to determine the feed values of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) forages cutting diffferent season and its seed. For this aim, fenugreek was cultivated to obtain forage samples before flowering, after flowering and at harvesting season to analyze their nutrient contents and in vitro gas production values. In experiemtal field, before flowering, after flowering and at harvest, green forage yields were as 724.1, 883.2 and 472.8 kg (P<0.01), hay yield were as 144.0, 178.4 and 414.6 kg (P<0.01) respectively. In these fields, the average seed yield was 165 kg/da. Fenugreek forage, before flowering, after flowering and at harvest had 12.4, 10.4 and 4.9 % (Crude Protein) CP; 1.8, 1.6 ve 0.9 %CO, 20.4, 28.1 ve 43.5 %CF; 45.1 40.7 and 35.1 %NFE, 24.4, 34.3 ve 53.9 %ADF; 24.8, 36.5 and 57.2 %NDF, 4.1, 6.2 and 10.4 %ADL and calculated ME (Kcal/kg) values for ruminants were as 2243, 2113 and 1905 (P<0.01).The nutrient contents (CP, CO, CF, NFE and ME (kcal/kg)) of fenugreek seed were as 94.1, 23.5, 5.5, 15.8, 45.4, 2790 (ruminant) and 2649 (poultry). The calculated digestible organic matter, ME (MJ/kg DM) for digestible organic matter, ME (MJ/kg DM) for gas production values for before flowering, after flowering and harvesting were as 67.22, 60.84, 47.90; 10.75, 9.73, 7.64; 6.22, 7.04, 5.89, respectively. To conclude, fenugreek forages obtained from different cutting season should be usage forage for ruminants and seeds can be used as raw materials in poultry and ruminant nutrition.