Veterinarska stanica, Vol. 51 No. 5, 2020.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.46419/vs.51.1
Abundance, density and coverage estimation of Thymus pulegioides L. on the pastures surrounding Velika Crkvina
Luka Pajurin
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Daniel Špoljarić
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Goran Kiš
; Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Ksenija Vlahović
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Marina Pavlak
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Silvijo Vince
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Vedran Šegota
; Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Branimira Špoljarić
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Gordan Mršić
; Ministry of the Interior, Zagreb, Croatia
Željka Cvrtila
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Lidija Kozačinski
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Maja Popović
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The breeding and feeding system and botanical composition of pastures where lambs are reared has a significant effect on the aroma composition of the lamb meat (“terroir effect”). Terpenes are directly incorporated from plants into ruminant animal tissues or as a result of chlorophyll decomposition under the influence of rumen microflora, thus significantly contributing to the lamb meat aroma profile. Therefore, as part of the Croatia Scientific Foundation project “Innovative Functional Lamb Products” (IP-2016-06-3685), the abundance, density and coverage of the aromatic taxon of thyme (Thymus pulegioides L.) on pastures near Velika Crkvina (Kordun region) were evaluated in June 2019. The results showed that on 20 ha of the estimated pasture area, thyme (Thymus pulegioides L.) had a noticeable frequency (19.2%±4.54% (95% confidence limit 10.77 -
27.64%), and measured density per square meter of (0.26±0.09 (95% confidence limit 0.09 - 0.44) and 2.5±0.53 degree regarding estimated density of the Brown-Blanquet five-point scale (95% confidence limit 1.52 - 3.48) of the total determined medicinal and aromatic plant species. Furthermore, that thyme coverage estimated by the drone was 15,8±2,20 (95% confidence limit 11.71 - 19.89) falling into category 2a and 2b of 9-deegree Braun-Blanquet scale.
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Publication date:
1.7.2020.
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