The Effectiveness of Providing Inorganic and Organic Macrominerals on the Macroscopic Quality of Thin-Tailed Sheep Semen Sri Suharyati1*, Muhtarudin3, Kusuma Adhianto1, Siswanto1 and Muhammad Mirandy Pratama Sirat2
1Study Program of Animal Husbandry, Department of Animal Husbandry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Lampung, Jl. Soemantri Brodjonegoro No. 1, Bandar Lampung, 35145, Indonesia
2Study Program of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, Department of Animal Husbandry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Lampung, Jl. Soemantri Brodjonegoro No. 1, Bandar Lampung, 35145, Indonesia
3Study Program of Doctoral Postgraduate, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Lampung, Jl. Soemantri Brodjonegoro No. 1, Bandar Lampung, 35145, Indonesia
*Corresponding author: sri.suharyati[at]fp.unila.ac.id
Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of administering inorganic macrominerals (CaCl2 + MgCl2) and organic macrominerals (Ca Lysinate + Mg Lysinate) on the macroscopic quality of Thin-Tailed Sheep semen. The study was conducted at Teaching Farm, Department of Animal Husbandry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Lampung, using 15 Thin-Tailed Sheep with a Randomized Block Design (RBD) method, employing 3 treatments and 5 replications. Grouping was based on initial body weight. The treatments consisted of P0: 100% Basal Ration- P1: 100% Basal Ration + 1.41 g/kg DM CaCl2 + 0.32 g/kg DM MgCl2- P2: 100% Basal Ration + 25.7 ml/kg DM Ca Lysinate + 6.5 ml/kg DM Mg Lysinate. The observed variables were macroscopic quality, including volume, pH, consistency, and mass motility. Semen volume and pH were analyzed using analysis of variance, while consistency and mass motility were analyzed descriptively. The results indicated that the administration of inorganic and organic minerals did not significantly affect (P>0.05) the volume and pH of Thin-Tailed Sheep semen. The administration of organic minerals (Ca Lysinate and Mg Lysinate) tended to show better volume, consistency, and mass motility.
