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Cultivation

Fodder use of oats

Avena sativa L.

Oats are the gold standard of feed crops, characterized by high protein digestibility, elevated fat content, and valuable straw, making them an indispensable feed for young and working animals.

In the reference 174 varieties crop Oat, where this is mentioned in the description.

Oat grain is taken as the reference feed unit against which the fodder properties of other crops are evaluated. Oat protein (10–15%) contains globulins with a digestibility of 95–96%, while the fat content, which is characterized by high digestibility, ranges from 4.5 to 11%. Oat straw and chaff exceed the nutritional value of corresponding parts of other cereal crops.

In forage production, the crop is used for green fodder, hay, silage, and haylage, including the creation of grass mixtures with legumes, where oats serve as a companion crop. Breeding for fodder purposes focuses on reducing beta-glucan content and selecting varieties based on 1000-kernel weight, test weight, and hull percentage, with naked oat varieties valued for their higher nutrient content and absence of hulls.

General information about the subject — on the page Forage purpose.

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Varieties of Oat mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Nappe d'argent

Protection expired

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Tourneur Grandes Cultures Obtentions SNC (FR)

FR
1 record

JOKER

Terminated

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Serasem, FR

FR
1 record

OLBENA

Withdrawn

Avena sativa L. · Oat

SEMILLAS BATLLE, S.A.

ES
1 record

Miku

Terminated

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Johannes Laurson 50%, Hans Küüts 20%, Ivi Küüts 20%, Kaljo Kask 10%

EE
2 records

BD40

Active

Avena sativa L. · Oat

CREA-CENTRO DI RICERCA INGEGNERIA E TRASFORMAZIONI AGROALIMENTARI (CREA-IT-RM)

IT
1 record

Ivoire

Terminated

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Adrien Momont et Fils SCA (FR)

FR
2 records

Sterno

Terminated

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Tarasenko Oleksandr Anatoliiovych, Sten`ko Volodymyr Illich, Solodushko Vira Pylypivna, Liaschenko Oleksandr Ivanovych,

UA
2 records

Sanova

Protection expired

Avena sativa L. · Oat

GOETZE| Dorothea Goetze

DE
2 records

LOVRIN 1-P

Terminated

Avena sativa L. · Oat

SANDRU D. IONTOMA IOANFITARAU FLORICA

RO
1 record

Mulga "S"

Withdrawn

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Agricultural Research Institute

CY
1 record

VESNA

Protection expired

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zavod za sjemenarstvo (HR)

HR
1 record

Sandokan

Terminated

Avena sativa L. · Oat

1 record

Nip

Withdrawn

Avena sativa L. · Oat

SE
1 record

Saia 6

Terminated

Avena sativa L. · Oat

1 record

Lord

Protection expired

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Saatbau Linz (AT)

SI
1 record

Klock III

Withdrawn

Avena sativa L. · Oat

SE
1 record

Mureș

Terminated

Avena sativa L. · Oat

1 record

Monolit

Active

Avena sativa L. · Oat

EE
1 record

DŽOKER

Terminated

Avena sativa L. · Oat

HR
1 record

Mulga

Protection expired

Avena sativa L. · Oat

CY
1 record