Abstract

The research aims to evaluate calsium soap protection as feed supplement based on dry matter<br />digestibility, organic matter digestibility and pH in vitro in the rumen and post rumen. Calsium soap<br />was produced from sardine fish oil and soybean meal, through two protection methods. It was<br />saponification and microencapsulation. This research used Split Subject Repeated Measurement<br />Design with 3 treatments (calcium soap, soybean meal and pangola grass) which each treatment was<br />repeated 5 times. The observation kinetics of dry matter digestibility, organic matter digestibility, and<br />pH rumen fluid were done in incubation times (2, 4, 8, 12, 24 and 48 hours respectively). The first<br />results of the research showed that in the first step (rumen) has dry matter digestibility of calcium<br />soaps: 38.65; 40.00; 42.66; 46.32; 54.40 and 51.40% respectively; organic matter digestibility: 39.44;<br />41.27; 44, 31; 46.32; 56.62 and 52.50% respectively. Kinetics of pH rumen fluid: 6.89; 6.79; 6.78;<br />6.74; 6.71, and 6.88 respectively. In the second step (post rumen), the digestibility of calsium soap<br />production has dry matter digestibility of 74.85% and organic matter of digestibilty of 72.94%. The<br />results could be concluded that in the rumen, calcium soap is the most microbial degradation resistant<br />compared the others and it can be degraded and digested in the abomasum to the small intestine.<br />Therefore pH of rumen fluid is optimal, so it does not interfere with the fermentation in the rumen.<br />Keywords: calsium soap, in vitro, dry matter digestibily, organic matter digestibility, pH value

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