Body Weight Gain of Donggala Bull Given Supplement Feed on Basis of Cocoa Pod Husks Fermentation

Abstract

Donggala cattle is one of native cattle in Indonesia which has the largest contribution in meat providers for the local and other provinces. One of livestock management is by improving the feeding management with feed supplement on based of cocoa pod husk (CPH) fermentation with natural microbes. The aims of the research was to determine the effect of feeding supplement on based of CPH fermentation on the body weight gain of Donggala bulls. CPH was fermented using natural microbes (anaerobic condition). The total of Donggala bulls used were 12 heads. Daily feed treatment for every bull, P0: CPH without fermenting+natural grass ad-libitum (farmer method), P1: CPH fermentation 30% on diet and P2: CPH fermentation 60% on diet. The content of CPH nutrients were analyzed by proximate method. Feed supplement on based of CPH fermentation was feeding trials on beef cattle with total of crude protein content about 12%. Adaptation of feeding supplement on Donggala bull was done for 15 days and continued with feeding trials during 3.5 months. The measurement of body weight was done every two weeks, in the morning before feeding. Statistical analysis used a complete randomized design (CRD) and tested with the smallest real difference (SRD) test. The result of statistical analysis shown that average daily gain (ADG) of beef cattle for P2 was signi cant (P<0.05) higher than P1 and P0 which were 0.93 kg, 0.70 kg and 0.36 kg, respectively. It was concluded that the highest of ADG with feeding on based of CPH fermentation with added 60% on feed supplement.