PRODUCTION PATTERN OF REDBEAD TREE (Adenanthera pavonina) FORAGE AS RUMINANT FEED
Siti Nurul Kamaliyah(a*), Ifar Subagiyo(a), Rini Dwi Wahyuni(a), Hanief Eko Sulistyo(a)

a) Lecturer of Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Brawijaya. Jalan Veteran, Malang, Indonesia

Abstract

A research to determine the production pattern of several nutrient such as dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), crude protein (CP), digestable dry matter (DDM), Digestible Organic Matter (DOM) and Total Digestible Nutrient (TDN) was carried out in Bluto sub-district, Sumenep district, East Java province, Indonesia with coordinates 7 degrees 06 minutes 18 seconds South 113 degrees 48 minutes 41 seconds East. Twenty plants aged 2 to 17 years were cut 4 times a year with an average production of DM 23.33-117.15, OM 21.35-107.32, CP 3.73-20.30, DDM 16.56-79.77, DOM 15.12-74.61, TDN 17.35-85.53 kg/tree/year. The production of nutrients followed a quadratic pattern, with the maximum average production of DM, OM, CP, DDM, DOM, and TDN was produced by plants in the 12-13 year age, respectively, at 117.01, 105.31, 20.09, 80.83, 73.77 and 86.25 kg/tree/year.

Keywords: Adenanthera pavonina- forage- nutrient- production pattern

Topic: Feed Resources and Technology