Open AccessEffect of Using Different Levels of Cassava Meal on Nutrient Intake, Fiber Digestibility and Body Condition Score in Crossbreed Limousin Bulls
Author(s) -
S. Retnaningrum,
Kusmartono,
. Mashudi,
Karen Harper,
Dennis P. Poppi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/478/1/012065
Subject(s) - crossbreed , meal , randomized block design , nutrient , zoology , biology , food science , agronomy , ecology
An experiment was conducted in Malang, East Java-Indonesia to evaluate the effect of using cassava meal in the diet at levels of 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 % on feed intake, fiber digestibility and profit margin in crossbreed Limousin bulls. In this trial, thirty crossbred Limousin bulls were allocated to a completely randomized block design with 6 blocks based on initial body weight and 5 treatments based on cassava meal level in the diet. The result of this research shows that the level of cassava meal significantly affected (P 40%) of cassava meal in the diet reduced nutrient intake, fiber digestibilty and causing low BCS.