Intake, Nutrient Digestibility and Production Performance of Pesisir Cattle Fed Tithonia diversifolia and Calliandra calothyrsus-Based Rations with Different Protein and Energy Ratios

Abstract

The productivity of Pesisir cattle is influenced by the protein-energy ratio in the feed. The purpose of this study was to determine the ratio of crude protein (CP) and total digestible nutrients (TDN) inefficient feed for production in Pesisir cattle, by looking at intake, nutrient digestibility, and production performance. Four male Pesisir cattle with an average initial body weight of 118.13 ± 13.13 kg, were designed with a latin square design into 4 feed treatments: treatment T1 (CP 14.45% and TDN 57.53%), treatment T2 (CP 14.08% and TDN 57.80%), treatment T3 (CP 13.38% and TDN 58.12%) and treatment T4 (CP 12.59% and TDN 58.56%). Data were analyzed by using analysis of variance. The results showed that there was an increase in intake, nutrient digestibility, and production performance in cattle that got a ratio of CP 13.38% and TDN 58.12% (C treatment) (P <0.05). The lowest intake was found in treatment T4 (P <0.05) but the lowest nutrient digestibility and production performance were found in treatment T1 (P <0.05). The study concludes that the ratio of CP and TDN could increase intake, feed digestibility, and production performance of Pesisir cattle with 13.38 %: 58.12 %.

Impact of Tithonia diversifolia and Pennisetum purpureum-based Ration on Nutrient Intake, Nutrient Digestibility and Milk Yield of Etawa Crossbreed Dairy Goat

“…By subtracting the number of rations delivered from the remaining rations, the ration intake was calculated. These formulas were used to determine nutrient intake of ECDG (Pazla et al 2021a). Dry matter intake = dry matter of rationdry matter residual of ration Organic matter intake = dry matter intake x organic matter of ration Crude protein intake = dry matter intake x crude protein of ration…”

“…It is critical to determine the animal's amount of consumption in order to calculate the nutrients available for maintenance and production (Barreto et al 2012). High level of consumption affects livestock production performance (Pazla et al 2021a;Saldanha et al 2021). Furthermore, according to Baumont (1996), palatability of the feed is defined as all the physical (plant bearing, spines, etc.)…”

Nutrition Evaluation of Etawa Crossbreed Dairy Goat’s Milk as Human Food to Increase Immunity During The Covid-19 Pandemic

“…Forage feeding greatly affects milk fat content [8]. Forage eaten by livestock undergoes a fermentative process in the rumen by rumen microbes [9], [10]. The main product of fermentation in the rumen is VFA (Volatile fatty acids) [11], [12].…”

The Impact of Replacement of Concentrates with Fermented Tithonia (Tithonia diversifolia) and Avocado Waste (Persea americana miller) in Fermented Sugarcane Shoots (Saccharum Officinarum) Based Rations on Consumption, Digestibility, and Production Perform

“…Phytic acid causes a bitter taste, so it can reduce feed consumption if the dose is excessive. Pazla et al (2021b) reported a decrease in ration consumption in Pesisir cattle with a 30% tithonia level in the diet.…”

“…Tithonia contains antinutritional substances such as flavonoids, tannins, alkaloids, phytic acid, saponins, and oxalate (Aye, 2016). Phytic acid is an antinutrient with the highest amount, 79.2 mg/100 g, and can reduce the palatability of livestock (Oluwasola and Dairo, 2016;Pazla et al, 2021b). One of the processing methods that can reduce phytic acid in Tithonia is fermentation.…”