ABSTRACT

Turnip is popularly known as salgam. This root crop is palatable, succulent, easily digestible, and a popular feed of all livestock. The turnip or white turnip is a root vegetable commonly grown in temperate climates worldwide for its white, bulbous taproot system. Small, tender varieties are grown for human consumption, while larger varieties are grown as a feed and fodder for livestock. The average yield of turnip fodder is 400-600 q/ ha under good management conditions. The feeding of freshly harvested roots can cause scouring in the livestock. When boiled turnips are fed to the animals, they may suffer from nitrite toxicity.