Abstract. Two plants as condensed tannin (CT) sources were supplemented to protein trash fish silage (TFS) to observe their effect on in vitro ruminal fermentation product, micobial protein synthesis, and digestibility. CT supplementation on protein trash fish silage was on control proportion (0), under optimum level (2.0%), at optimum level (4.0%), and above optimum level (6.0%) of g TFS); of protein precipitation of bovine serum albumin (BSA) with CT from L. leucocephala; and under optimum level (1.5%), at optimum level (3.0%) and above optimum level (4.5% of g TFS), BSA protein precipitation with CT from C. calothyrsus. The effect on degradation in ruminal fluid and ruminal fluid followed by incubation in HCl-pepsin was evaluated using a modified two-step in vitro method. The CT level of L. leucocephala and C. calothyrsus was 4 and 6%, respectively with protein precipitation BSA was 26.25 and 31.77 g BSA/g CT, respectively. CT supplementation to trash fish silage, ruminal fermentation product (NH3-N, C2, C3, and total VFAs) and digestibility (DM and OM) decreased and increased total CP digestibility (in HCl-pepsin). The difference was attributed to CT source without affecting ruminal microbial protein synthesis. CT of L. leucocephala was better in increasing total protein digestibility (70%) than that of C. calothyrsus (15%). It indicated that CT of C. calothyrsus was less effective in protected TSF protein degradation in rumen compared to that of L. leucocephala.Key words: condensed tannin, Leucaena, Calliandra leaves, rumen fermentation, trash fish silage Abstrak. Dua tanaman sebagai sumber tanin kondensasi ditambahkan pada protein silase ikan rucah (SIR) untuk mengetahui pengaruhnya terhadap produk fermentasi dan sintesis protein mikrobia rumen, dan kecernaan secara in vitro. Penambahan tanin kondensasi pada protein silase ikan rucah pada proporsi kontrol (0), di bawah level optimum (2,0%), level optimum (4,0%), dan di atas level optimum (6,0% of g SIR) presipitasi protein bovine serum albumin (BSA) dengan tanin kondensasi L. leucocephala dan di bawah level optimum (1,5%), level optimum (3,0%), dan di atas level optimum (4,5% of g SIR) presipitasi protein BSA dengan tanin kondensasi C. calothyrsus. Pengaruh degradasi di dalam cairan rumen dan inkubasi dalam HCl-pepsin dievaluasi menggunakan metode in vitro dua tahap. Kadar tanin kondensasi L. leucocephala dan C. calothyrsus berturut-turut 4, 6% dengan presipitasi protein BSA 26.25, 31.77 g BSA/g tanin kondensasi. Penambahan tanin kondensasi pada silase ikan rucah, produk fermentasi rumen (NH3-N, C2, C3, and VFAs total) dan kecernaan (BK and BO) di dalam rumen menurun dan meningkatkan kecernaan PK total (dalam HCl-pepsin/paska rumen). Perbedaan tersebut dipengaruhi oleh sumber tanin kondensasi tanpa mempengaruhi sintesis protein mikrobia di dalam rumen. Penggunaan tanin kondensasi dari L. leucocephala lebih baik dalam meningkatkan kecernaan protein total SIR 70% dibanding C. calothyrsus 15%. Ini menunjukkan bahwa tanin kondensasi dari C. calothyrsus kurang ...