Kecernaan, fermentabilitas dan produksi protein ruminal pelepah sawit yang difermentasi dengan isolat mikrobia rumen kerbau secara in vitro

Abstract

<p class="MDPI17abstract"><strong>Objective: </strong>The study aimed investigated effect of microbial isolate levels and fermentation time on fermentability regarding ammonia (NH<sub>3</sub>) production, volatile fatty acids (VFA) and microbial protein production, dry matter digestibility and organic matter digestibility <em>in vitro</em>.</p><p class="MDPI17abstract"><strong>Methods: </strong>The experiment was conducted at the Laboratory of Nutrition and Feed Science, Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Sciences, Universitas Diponegoro. <em>In vitro</em> experiment was performed using a completely randomized design with a factorial pattern with 2 factors and 4 replications. The treatments were microbial isolate levels (1 and 3%) and fermentation time (14 and 28 days). The parameters observed included production of NH<sub>3</sub>, VFA, microbial protein and total protein as well as the digestibility of dry matter and organic matter. The data were analyzed based on analysis of variance and if there was a significant effect the data were further analyzed with Duncan’s Multiple Range Test.<strong></strong></p><p class="MDPI17abstract"><strong>Results: </strong>The amount of microbial isolate and fermentation time affected rumen ammonia production. On rumen microbial protein content, the amounts of microbial isolate and fermentation time had substantial impact (P<0.05). The isolate level and fermentation time, however, had no interaction effect on VFA production, dry matter digestibility, or organic matter digestibility. The fermentation time influenced (P<0.05) the production of VFA and the digestibility of dry matter, but the isolate level and fermentation time had no effect on total protein production or organic matter digestibility.<strong></strong></p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Processing of palm fronds through fermentation using buffalo rumen cellulolytic microbial isolates increased nutrient values of palm fronds.</p>