STUDY OF COMBINATION F EEDSTUFF BASED ON OIL PALM PLANTATION AND AGRICULTURE BY- PRODUCT IN FEED FOR LAMB IN NORTH SUMATRA

Abstract

The aim of this research was to study about combination feedstuff base on oil palm plantation and agriculture by-product on a performance of lamb for three months. Eighteen lamb (6-8 moths of aged) with an initial average body weight 23.90 i 2.60 kg were randomly divided into three treatment groups, each treatment consist of six
replication and each replication consist of one lamb This research method used in a completely randomized design (CRD). The treatment was R1 = Feed which was feedstuff base on oil palm plantation by-product, R2 = Feed which was feedstuff base on combination between oil palm plantation and agriculture by-product with molasses as source of energy and R3 = Feed which was feedstuff base on combination between oil palm plantation and agriculture by-product with cassava as source of energy, respectively. The parameters were feed intake, average daily gain and feed conversion ratio. The result of this research indicated that feed intake (g/head/day) (840.51, 844.04 and 836.31, respectively) and average daily gain (g/head/day) (81.42, 86.18 and 66.18, respectively) were not significantly different (P>0.05) but feed conversion ratio (10.43, 11.14 and 13.10, respectively) was significantly different (P<0.05)