Kajian Potensi Limbah Pertanian Sebagai Pakan Ternak Ruminansia di Kabupaten Aceh Besar
ABSTRACT: A research to
evaluate the potency of agricultural by product as animal feed was conducted in
Aceh Besar Regency from June to December 2009. The purpose of this research is
to evaluate the availability of local feed from agricultural by product
including its production and quality, to calculate animal capacity of ruminant
animals by using animal unit (AU) based the production and quality of
agricultural by product.
This research was carried out by survey method. Data consist of primary
and secondary data to calculate the production and quality of agricultural by
products in Aceh Besar Regency. The production of agricultural by products was
calculated based on dry matter, crude protein and total digestible nutrient.
Animal capacity which is calculated based on agricultural by products with the
following measurement ; 1 animal unit consumes dry matter with the average of
6,25 kg/day (2.282,25 kg/year), crude protein with average of 0,06 kg/day
(240,9 kg/year) and total digestible nutrient with the average of 4,3 kg/day
(1.569,5 kg/year).
Based on the calculation was found that total of dray matter, crude
protein and total digestible nutrient from agricultural by product in Aceh
Besar regency was 197.510 ton, 9443,8 ton and 89.167,7 ton respectively. The
capacity of ruminant animals fed from agricultural by product in Aceh Besar
regency was 87.061 AU, 39.202 AU, and 57.125 AU for dry matter, crude protein
and total digestible nutrient respectively. It can be concluded that Aceh Besar
regency has a big potency to develop animal production by using agricultural by
products. Therefore, agricultural by products in Aceh Besar regency should be
used optimally.
Keywords: agricultural by
products; animal unit; animal capacity
Penulis: Samadi, Yunasri
Usman, Mira Delima
Kode Jurnal: jppeternakandd100082
