TY  - JOUR
T1  - An Evaluation on Growth Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Integration 
  (Oil Palm Plantation) and Feedlot Finished Bali Cattle
AU - Sazili, A.Q. AU - Leo, T.K. AU - Leslie, D.E. AU - Loo, S.S. AU - Ebrahimi, M. AU - Aghwan, Z.A. AU - Panandam, J.M. AU - Alimon, A.R. AU - Karsani, S.A. 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 11
IS  - 18
SP  - 3427
EP  - 3430
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2012.3427.3430
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2012.3427.3430
KW  - feedlot
KW  -integration
KW  -Bali cattle
KW  -growth
KW  -carcass
KW  -fatty acid
AB  - The objective of this study was to evaluate the differences in growth performance and carcass characteristics of Bali cattle subjected to oil palm integration and two different feedlot finishing systems (basal vs. high energy). Eighteen, 24-30 months old male Bali cattle were involved in this study. The animals were randomly allotted into 3 feeding groups: Integration (INT), (n = 6 animals), Feedlot A (FA) with basal energy (n = 6 animals) and Feedlot B (FB) with high energy (n = 6 animals). The animals assigned to the integration system were allowed to graze on the native forages and legumes available under the oil palm plantation. The basal energy diet consisted of 5 kg Palm Kernel Cake (PKC) pellets + <I>ad libitum</I> corn stover and the high energy diet which consisted of 5 kg Palm Kernel Cake (PKC) pellets + <I>ad libitum</I> corn stover + 400 g calcium soap of palm oil fatty acids (Megalac<SUP>&reg;</SUP>, Volac International Limited, UK) were fed to the animals in FA and FB, respectively. The feeding trial was conducted for 120 consecutive days excluding 3 weeks of adaptation period. The present data suggest that some of the growth parameters and carcass traits in Bali cattle can be enhanced through the feedlot finishing system.
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