Effect of Pineapple Peel Waste on In vitro Digestibility and Fermentability in Goat Rations
Effect of Pineapple Peel Waste on In vitro Digestibility and Fermentability in Goat Rations
Alya Nur Ismayanti1, Iin Susilawati2*, U. Hidayat Tanuwiria2
ABSTRACT
Pineapple peel have good nutrients to be used as alternative feed. One of the solutions to reduce costs of ruminant rations is by utilizing pineapple peel waste. Nutrients that break down easily in the rumen can be identified by their high digestibility and fermentability. This study aims to determine the effect of pineapple peel utilization in goat rations on digestibility and fermentability in vitro. This study was designed using a completely randomized design (CRD) with five treatments and six replications. The treatments given were R0 (control ration without pineapple peel waste), R1 (ration with the addition of 10% pineapple peel), R2 (ration with the addition of 20% pineapple peel), R3 (ration with the addition of 30% pineapple peel) and R4 (ration with the addition of 40% pineapple peel). Research data were processed by analysis of variance and Duncan’s multiple range test. The results showed that the provision of pineapple peel waste in the ration with ration had significant effect (P < 0.05) on the in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) (50.18% to 72.95%) in vitro organic matter digestibility (IVOMD) (54.07% to 79.99%) and total VFA concentration (97.42 mM to 194.43 mM) but had no significant (P > 0.05) on NH3 concentration. The conclusion of this research is feeding pineapple peel waste-based diets was shown to increase nutrient digestibility and volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentration in goats. These findings suggest that pineapple peels can be utilized as a cheap and sustainable alternative feed ingredient, while supporting efficient use of resources in livestock systems. By enhancing rumen fermentation, this waste has the potential to improve goat production performance, thereby reducing dependence on more expensive conventional feedstuffs. The best level of pineapple peel which produces the best digestibility and fermentability values in goat rations, namely 30%.
Keywords | Pineapple peel waste, In vitro, Digestibility, Fermentability
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May 2025
Adv. Anim. Vet. Sci., Vol. 13, Iss. 5,
