Complete Feed Based on Fermented Sago Waste Against the Consumption and Digestion of Goat

Abstract

A common method used to improve the nutritional quality of feed is by fermentation method.  The working principle is that fermentation activates the growth and metabolism of microorganism so that it can increase the digestibility of feed and produce the preferred aroma of livestock.  This study aims to find out the effect of giving fermented sago waste on the consumption and digestibility of goat and cattle. Two feed treatments were tested on 12 goats.  The results showed that the consumption and digestibility value of Dry Matter (DM) and Crude Protein (CP) showed no noticeable difference in goat cattle. The study concluded that complete feed-based fermented sago waste did not affect the consumption and digestibility of CP and DM of goat.

Keywords: Sago waste, completed feed, consumption, digestion, dry matter, crude protein