Nutrient Intake and Digestibility in Merino Sheep Fed Peanut Straw

International Ruminant Seminar: "Eco-friendly livestock production for sustainable agriculture"

农业科学;生态环境科学

Hanim, C.^1 ; Muhlisin, M.^1

Faculty of Animal Science, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia^1

关键词: Crude fibre;    Crude proteins;    Dry matters;    Ether extracts;    Representative sample;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/119/1/012005/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/119/1/012005

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

This study aimed to compare nutrient intake and digestibility between male and female Merino fed peanut straw as sole feed. Four male and five female Merino sheep ages 10 to 12 month with average weight of 40 kg were used in this study. All animals were confined in individual metabolism cages and nylon nets were fitted bellow the cages for faecal collection. This experiment was done with 14 d adaptation period and 7 d collection period. Representative sample of feed, refusal feed, and faeces were analysed proximate including dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), crude protein (CP), crude fibre (CF), ether extract (EE), and extract-free nitrogen (EFN). Data collected were used to calculate nutrient intake and digestibility. All nutrient intake in male Merino was higher (P