Nutrient Content of Fiber Feed in Rural Dairy Farm, Lembang Sub-District, West Bandung District
Atikah Nur Hamidah (a*), Despal (b), Epi Taufik (b)

a) Magister Student at Faculty of Animal Science, IPB University, Agatis Street, Babakan, Dramaga, Bogor, West Java 16680, Indonesia
*atikahhamidah26[at]gmail.com
b) Faculty of Animal Science, IPB University, Agatis Street, Babakan, Dramaga, Bogor, West Java 16680, Indonesia

Abstract

Dairy farms in Lembang provide fiber feed independently. Unlike the case of complete feed (concentrate) that has been sold by livestock cooperatives in Lembang, which could be easily obtained. This study aims to explore and understand the source of fiber feed and its nutritional value that is commonly used in Lembang dairy farms. This research was conducted on 50 rural dairy farms in Lembang located in West Bandung District. This study implements a purposive sampling technique for the selection of the dairy farm location. Samples of fiber feed in the dairy farms were taken using a simple random sampling technique. Analysis for samples using NIRS (near infrared reflectance spectroscopy) to obtain data on dry matter (DM), ash, crude protein (CP), fat, crude fiber (CF), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), and acid detergent fiber (ADF) of fiber feed content. The data acquired is analyzed using descriptive analysis. The result reveals that the fiber feed that has been given to the dairy cows was cultivated grass, natural grass, legumes, and plant residue that entirely supplied from neighborhood area (≤ 30 km) which has varying nutrient content (DM 2.78-38.75%, ash 9.22-28.12%DM, CP 8.90-31.02%DM, Fat 1.96-7.23%DM, CF 13.10-32.44%DM, NDF 19.95-60.68%DM, and ADF 17.17-42.62%DM).

Keywords: Dairy farms, fiber feed, nutrient content

Topic: Material Science