Improving Milk Production and Quality of Murrah Buffalo Trough Local Forage-Based Feeding
Improving Milk Production and Quality of Murrah Buffalo Trough Local Forage-Based Feeding
Elly Roza, Yulia Yellita, Hilda Susanty, Rizqan
ABSTRACT
The production and quality of Murrah buffalo milk in West Sumatra are still relatively low, and this is due to the feed provided not meeting the production needs of livestock. Hence, milk production and quality still need to be expected. This research aims to get the best forage feed by utilizing local forages (cassava leaves, sweet potato leaves, and Moringa leaves), which are high in nutritional content, to increase the production and quality of Murrah buffalo milk and increase farmers’ income. This study used an experimental method with a Latin Square Design (LSD), using four female Murrah buffaloes as research samples with the following feed treatments: P1 = basal forage + concentrate, P2 = P1 + cassava leaves (2 kg), P3 = P1 + sweet potato leaves (2 kg), P4 = P1 + Moringa leaves (2 kg). Parameters observed in this study were milk production, milk protein, milk fat, milk lactose, and Solid Nonfat. The results obtained in the study are as follows: milk production (2.00–3.60 kg/7% FCM), protein (2.27–3.42%), fat (5.86–7.97%), lactose (3.60–5.20%) and solid nonfat (8.11–8.92%). From the results of the study, it can be concluded that feeding local forages (cassava leaves, sweet potato leaves, and Moringa leaves) can increase the production and quality of Murrah buffalo milk so that this forage feed can be recommended to farmers as an alternative feed that is high in nutritional content and readily available in welcoming national milk self-sufficiency.
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