Evaluation of nutritional value of Trifolilum Montanum And Thymus Vulgaris in ruminant nutrition

This study was conducted to evaluate nutritive value of Trifolilum montanum and Thymus vulgaris in ruminants. Samples obtained from Lar ranges in Damavand. Samples were immediately air dried and then oven dried during 48 h, at 65◦C. Chemical composition and degradability of dry matter, organic matter and crude protein digestibility were determined. Results were shown that amount of dry matter, crude protein, crude ash, crude fat, NDF and ADF were 54.97, 5.17, 4.12, 1.5, 36, 4.6 and 54.97, 28, 12, 2.2, 21 and 8.14 percentage of dry matter respectively for Trifolilum montanum and Thymus vulgaris. Degradability of dry matter, protein and organic matter inTrifolilum montanum and Thymus vulgaris determined as 48, 75, 77, 75.8 and 48.1, 87.9, 86.6 respectively. Digestibility values for dry matter, organic matter and organic matter in dry matter of experimental samples were 67, 67.9 and 58.7 percentage of dry matter. The results shows that experimental medical herbages in this study have potential to use as ruminant feed competitiveto alfalfa hay.