TY  - JOUR
T1  - Effects on Performance, Organic Digestibility and Some Blood Parameters of
Use of Wafer in Local Calves Rations as Alternative Feed
AU - Retnani, Yuli AU - Prihantoro, Iwan AU - Jayanegara, Anuraga AU - Galih Permana, Idat AU - Royan, M. AU - Mawardi, Isal AU - , Taryati 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 18
IS  - 8
SP  - 270
EP  - 277
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2019.270.277
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2019.270.277
KW  - Feed supplement
KW  -local calves
KW  -performance
KW  -organic digestibility
KW  -some blood
KW  -parameters
KW  -wafer
AB  - Sub-sector of livestock has an important role in the life and development of human resources in
Indonesia. An important issue on agribusiness beef cattle is a continuous population decline every year. The
application of technology has to be initiated in order to obtain production efficiency and production cost
efficiency. One of the factors that affect the productivity of livestock is feed. The major constraints of ruminant
feed are low quality of forage, the low level of palatability and digestibility. To solve this problem is making
forage waste into wafer feed supplement. The aim of this experiment was to determine the nutrient content on
wafer feed supplement and productivity of local calf that were given by wafer feed supplement. This research
was conducted at Laboratory of Feed Industry, Bogor Agricultural University and the performance test at Karya
Anugrah Rumpin Corporation on March-April 2016. To determine the nutrient content of wafer feed
supplements used proximate analysis. The experiment of productivity used 12 heads of male local calves
(Sumba Ongol calves) with average body weight around 136±22.46 kg with ages around 12-18 months. The
experimental local calves were maintained individually. The experimental design used randomized block design
with four treatments and three replications. The treatments were feeding patterns of wafer feed supplement i.e.,
T1 = 0% by feeding wafer supplement+concentrate+king grass, T2 = 10% by feeding wafer
supplement+concentrate+king grass, T3 = King grass+10% by feeding wafer supplement+concentrate,
T4 = Concentrate+king grass+10% by feeding wafer supplement. The parameters measured were productivity
of local calves, i.e., daily weight gain, final body weight, consumption, dry matter and organic matter
digestibility, blood cholestrol, blood glucose, blood protein. It was concluded that feeding pattern wafer feed
supplement can increase consumption and not influence condition of local calves. It was concluded that daily
weight gain by feeding wafer supplement feed 42-45% higer than conventional feed. High crude protein of
wafer feed supplement is good supplement for ruminant in the tropic.
ER  -