STATUS AND PROSPECTS OF LIVESTOCK BREEDING AND ANIMAL FEED PRODUCTION IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate changes and ecological sustainability in agriculture and food production in Serbia, the region and Southeastern Europe : proceedings, (pp. 115-127)

AUTHOR(S) / AUTOR(I): Zoran Lugić1, Vladimir Zornić1, Mirjana Petrović1, Đorđe Lazarević1, Nedeljko Racić1, Violeta Mandić2, Snežana Babić1

 1Institute for Forage Crops, Kruševac, Globoder, Serbia, 2Institute for Animal Husbandry Belgrade-Zemun, Serbia

 

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DOI: 10.46793/MAK2025.115L

ABSTRACT / SAŽETAK:

Animal husbandry is the most important branch of agriculture because it produces the most important food for people. Forage plants, grasslands and pastures are a cheap and high-quality source of food for animals. They create a large vegetative mass and are rich in proteins, carbohydrates and other nutrients. The climatic condition in Serbia is favorable for forage production of most important forage crops. The crop structure on arable land is very unfavorable, primarily from the aspect of animal feed production and sustainable land use. The trend of decreasing areas under arable forage plants, meadows and pastures coincides with the trend of decreasing numbers of all types of domestic animals, especially cattle, sheep and pigs. One of the main reasons for the decline in livestock production is the low competitiveness and accumulative nature of this production.

KEYWORDS / KLJUČNE REČI:

Animal husbandry, Forage production, Soil, Climate

ACKNOWLEDGMENT:

This work was supported by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia (contract No 451-03-66/2024-03/200217).

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