Agriculture feed production and stockbreeding in foothill and mountainous regions

The monograph presents the results of research conducted in the Carpathian region of Ukraine which established the patterns of changes in the humus content of light-gray forest surface-gleyed soil under different systems of fertilizers and liming; the results of research on the impact of tillage and green fertilization systems on the physico-chemical agrochemical and biological properties of gray forest soil are summarized; regularities of growth and development of winter wheat and formation of its seed productivity are established; the influence of meteorological factors on the degree of damage to winter barley cultivars by the main diseases is shown; the relationship between the productivity of meadow clover and its structural elements between the productivity of the Galega orientalis L. and the indicators of crop formation; the influence of fertilizer on productivity and quality of clover-thyme mixture was established. The monograph highlights the dynamics of live weight and average daily gains of heifers; body measurements of first-born cows and their milk productivity were studied; the effectiveness of probiotic preparation in ensiling a high-moisture mixture of annual forage grasses was studied.