Study of potential of plantation and agriculture waste as feed for support the development of cattle population in district along east coast of Sumatera Utara province

Abstract

Development of various important industries in the region, such as livestock, agriculture and plantations (especially oil palm and rubber) led to a marked increase in regional domestic income. The increase in the economy affects the consumption pattern of the localcommunity, especially in relation to the increasing demand for foodstuffs of animal origin such as meat, eggs and milk. This study aims to determine of agricultural and plantation by product that used for feed for cattle This research was used a descriptive data. This research was conducted at North Sumatera Province drom May–August 2020. Results showed that North Sumatra Province,which in this study was represented by districts along the east coast, potential for developing beef cattle in several districts, namely Langkat Regency, Deli Serdang, Serdang Bedagai, Labuhanbatu Utara, Batubara, and Asahan are in accordance with the abundant sources of feed fromagricultural and plantation waste.