EVALUATION OF COW MILK PRODUCTION DURING THE GRAZING PERIOD OF NATURA 2000 GRASSLAND HABITATS

Abstract

In livestock development strategy, a country's permanent grasslands playan important role. After the pastoral value, green mass production and animal load of the Natura 2000 grassland habitats were broadly established, it was possible to assess milk production per hectare as the final productivityoutcome. Normal vegetation habitats 1530*, 2340*, 6150, 6210, 6240*, 62CO* and 6520 averaged 5.58 t/ha green matter (GM) with a loading of 0.57 cattle units (LU) per hectare in 150 days of grazing, a pastoral value (PV) of 38.1 and finally 3,250 liters of milk/hectare. Through the degradation of the grassy carpet, a part of Habitats 6150, 6240 and 6520 achieves approx. three times less namely 1.65 t/ha GM in 140 days of grazing with 0.18 LU/ha and 14.6 PV providing 1,160 l/ha cow's milk. The most valuable habitat is 6520, Mountain grasslands that produce almost 6,000 l/ha of cow's milk at 65 PV and 11.75 t/ha GMandtheleast productive is Habitat 2340* Pontic continental dunesthat produce 870 l/ha of cow'smilk. These data are used to draw up the arrangements and development strategy of the pastoral heritage.