Common reed (Phragmites Australis) in goats nutrition

Obična trska (Phragmites australis) višegodišnja je biljka močvarnih i vodenih staništa rasprostranjena u cijelom svijetu. Zbog svojih karakteristika, trska je prvo prepoznata kao sirovina u građevinarstvu, proizvodnji papira te kao hrana, dok u novije vrijeme ima i ulogu filtriranja otpadnih voda te proizvodnju energije (Köbbing, 2013). U Europi se trska koristi u hranidbi domaćih životinja jako dugo, a rasprostranjena je u Skandinaviji, Nizozemskoj, Egiptu i Kini. Odnedavno se koze koriste za prirodno suzbijanje prekomjernog širenja ove invazivne kulture (Silliman, 2014.) te su istraživanja uglavnom orijentirana na potencijal koza. U ovom istraživanju se pokazalo kako koze imaju potencijal za čišćenje i održavanje površina pod trskom te kako je trska dostatno alternativno voluminozno krmivo uz dodatak energetske komponente, odnosno žitarica, no treba napomenuti da su potrebna daljnja, opsežnija istraživanja hranjivosti trske za koze i njihovo korištenje u suzbijanju trske kao i potencijala trske kao alternativnog krmiva.Common reed (Phragmites australis)is a perennial plant found in swamps and other wetland ecosystems throughout the world. For its characteristics it was first appreciated as a construction material, paper production material and also food, whereas, in the recent ages, it plays an important role in a waste water filtration and energy production (Köbbing, 2013). In Europe, common reed has been fed to livestock for many years and it is distributed across Scandinavia, the Netherlands, Egypt and China. Lately, goats are starting to be used for natural suppression of this invasive culture's excessive spreading (Silliman, 2014.) and researches are mostly oriented toward the goat potential. This research has shown that goats really do have potential of supressing and mantaining the areas where the common reed is present and that common reed is sufficient alternative feed when combined with energy feeds such as cereals. However it should be noticed that further, more detailed researches of the common reed as an alternative feed, its nutrition benefits for goats and their use for its suppression are needed