Marković, JordanPetrović, MirjanaLazarević, ĐorđeAndjelković, SnežanaZornic, VladimirVasić, TanjaŠtrbanović, Ratibor2024-08-092024-08-092023-10-01ISSN 2367-8364 (Online)ISSN1311-0489 (Print)https://rifoc.ikbks.com/handle/123456789/105The importance of perennial grasses is multiple. They represent the basis of sustainable animal husbandry and the basis of the animal feed industry, forming the staple food of ruminants in areas with a moderate climate as components of natural and sown grasslands, natural and sown meadows that can be used through mowing, haylage and silage. Adequate and advanced management of perennial grasses results in low prices offorages, significantly lower than concentrated feed. Italian ryegrass is characterized by rapid development and production of a large amount of quality forage crops.enCC0 1.0 Universalhttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/Italian ryegrasscell wall componetsrelastive feed valuearticle