Abstract
Normal 0 false false false IN X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} T he objective of this research was to study the effects of different energy and protein ratio towards sheep’s nutrient intake and digestibility. Twenty four male sheep’s, 6 – 7 months old with initial average live weight 13 + 1.56 kg, coefficient variant11.78%) were used in this research. The complete feed ration which consisted of King Grass ( Pennisetum purpureum ), soybean powder, rice bran, dried cassava and molasses was used in this research. Protein content on each component was 10, 12 and 14% and total digestible nutrients (TDN) 60 and 65%, respectively. Dry matter (DM) and organic matter (OM) intake, DM and OM digestibility were studied in this research. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was employed to analyze the data. Test of Small Difference (P<0.05) was then carried out if significant different occurred. The research results showed that Dry matter and OM ration intake showed significant different among treatments (P<0.05). The highest DM intake was obtained at crude protein (CP) 14% and TDN 65% i.e. 695.54 g while the lowest value was CP 14% and TDN 65% i.e. 462.11 g. Thus different DM and OM intake were caused by different ration ingredients composition. Dry matter and OM ration digestibility were not show different (P>0.05) among crude protein and TDN treatments. Different energy and protein ration treatments caused different DM and OM intake but were not cause different in DM and OM digestibility. Based on the research results, a study on the effects of different ration’s energy and protein ratio towards N efficiency should be conducted i n order to increase cattle productivity . Normal 0 false false false IN X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Doi: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.12777/ijse.4.2.75-79 [ How to cite this article : Mawati, S., Soedarsono, S., Sunarso, S. & Purnomoadi, A. (2013). T he Effects of Different Energy and Ratio to Sheep ’s Nutrient Intake and Digestibility . International Journal of Science and Engineering , 4(2),76-79. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.12777/ijse.4.2.75-79 ] /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}
Highlights
Livestock situation in this present day hasn’t reached its optimal development
Sheep is valued as a profitable livestock commodity in small farmer level due to: (1) the price is affordable by small farmers, (2) maturity is relatively fast, (3) a short reproductive cycle with two tails per birth (Iniguez et al, 1993)
The research was conducted in completely randomized design with 2 factors i.e crude protein (CP) (10, 12 and 14%) and ration energy (60 and 65% TDN)
Summary
Livestock situation in this present day hasn’t reached its optimal development. This is reflected in the demands of accelerated development of livestock in order to fulfill fast growing needs of farm product. A comprehensive, systematic, integrated both vertically and horizontally, competitive, sustainable and decentralized strategy and policy is needed This aims to provide adequate nutrition for people with increasing population and awareness of the importance of nutritional value, especially animal protein. Sheep is valued as a profitable livestock commodity in small farmer level due to: (1) the price is affordable by small farmers, (2) maturity is relatively fast, (3) a short reproductive cycle with two tails per birth (Iniguez et al, 1993) Those factors leads sheep as primary commodity in order to fulfill cattle meat as source of animal protein. For those reasons, an effort to increase productivity is needed to be taken through improved input especially feed (quantity and quality). The objective of this research was to study the effect of different energy and protein ratio toward sheep’s nutrient intake and digestibility
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