Possibilities for sheep feeding improvements in traditional animal production in Montenegro

Abstract

In this paper the review of sheep feeding in traditional animal production in Montenegro is described. Sheep production in Montenegro is mostly extensive and the most present is indigenous Pramenka breed. This is making possible inclusion of such producers in organic agriculture and to offer the products on the EU market. Sheep produce valuable products in modest condition of nutrition and keeping. Their important place in animal production is determined with their ability to utilize pastures that are not accessible to other animals, and possibility to use feedstuffs which other animals cannot utilize. Sheep are very adaptable to various keeping and feeding conditions, so that their production may vary from very intensive to completely extensive. They may meet their nutritive needs on quality pastures and with forages, while concentrates are given only to some categories and only in intensive productive systems. .

U radu je na revijalan način dat pregled ishrane ovaca u tradicionalnom stočarstvu Crne Gore. Ovčarstvo Crne Gore karakteriše uglavnom ekstenzivan način gajenja i to autohtonih sojeva pramenke. To ne treba smatrati isključivo negativnom odlikom, već naprotiv, to pruža značajne mogućnosti za uključivanje tradicionalnog ovčarstva u programe organske poljoprivredne proizvodnje i plasman tako dobijenih proizvoda na evropsko tržište. Ovce daju vrlo značajne i kvalitetne proizvode u skromnim uslovima ishrane i gajenja. Njihovo važno mjesto u stočarskoj proizvodnji uslovljeno je time što za ishranu mogu da koriste pašnjake koji su drugim životinjama nedostupni, kao i hraniva koja druge vrste ne mogu da iskoriste. Ovce su veoma prilagodljive različitim uslovima držanja i ishrane, pa zahvaljujući tome njihovo gajenje može da varira od vrlo intenzivnog do vrlo ekstenzivnog. Ovce mogu sve svoje potrebe da zadovolje kvalitetnom pašom i kabastom hranom, dok se koncentrovanim hranivima hrane samo neke kategorije i to prije svega u uslovima intenzivne proizvodnje, kao i u nekim fazama proizvodnje. .