Body Condition Score (BCS), Body Fat Percentage, and Feed Consumption of Male Sapera Goats on Indigofera sp. Based Feeding
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- 10.2991/absr.k.220309.034How to use a DOI?
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- Male Sapera Goats; Indigofera sp.; BCS; Body Fat Percentage; Feed Consumption
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The study “Body Condition Score (BCS), Body Fat Percentage, and Feed Consumption of Male Sapera Goats on Indigofera sp. Based Feeding” was carried out from May 5, 2021 to July 11, 2021 at the Experimental Farm, Faculty of Animal Science, Jenderal Soedirman University, Purwokerto. The study aimed to examine the effect of feeding based on Indigofera sp. on BCS, body fat percentage, and feed consumption of male Sapera goats. The research material used was 18 male Sapera goats aged 8-12 months and body weight of 18-25 kg obtained from the farmer group of the Indonesian Sheep Breeders Association of Banyumas Regency. The feed material used consisted of field grass, commercial concentrate, fresh indigofera, and dried indigofera (hay). The research method was carried out experimentally using a Completely Randomized Design with 3 treatments and 6 replicates. The treatments studied were 50% Field Grass + 50% Commercial Concentrate (T0), 50% Field Grass + 20% Commercial Concentrate + 30% Fresh Indigofera (T1), and 50% Field Grass + 20% Commercial Concentrate + 30 % Dried Indigofera (T2). The variables studied were BCS, body fat percentage, and dry matter intake. The results showed that feeding based on Indigofera sp. had no significant (P>0.05) effect on BCS, body fat percentage, and dry matter consumption of male Sapera goats. The average result BCS of T0, T1, and T2 were 2.67 ± 0.52; 2.67 ± 0.52; and 2.83 ± 0.61 with a BCS range of 1-5 for each animal. The results of the average body fat percentage of T0, T1, and T2 were 12.25 ± 2.25; 12.25 ± 2.25; and 12.98 ± 2.64, respectively. The average dry matter intake (g/head/day) of T0, T1, and T2 were 796.24 ± 27.97; 940.98 ± 146.06; and 992.46 ± 127.31, respectively. The average dry matter consumption per Kg body weight (g/kg BW) of T0, T1, and T2 were 31.65 ± 3.94; 39.06 ± 1.19; and 40.04 ± 0.60. It could be concluded that feeding based on Indigofera sp. can be used to replace concentrate up to 60 percent and does not reduce livestock productivity and has a tendency to increase BCS, body fat percentage, and feed consumption.
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TY - CONF AU - Denis Agita Meliana AU - Agustinah Setyaningrum AU - Pambudi Yuwono PY - 2022 DA - 2022/03/29 TI - Body Condition Score (BCS), Body Fat Percentage, and Feed Consumption of Male Sapera Goats on Indigofera sp. Based Feeding BT - Proceedings of the International Conference on Improving Tropical Animal Production for Food Security (ITAPS 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 163 EP - 168 SN - 2468-5747 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/absr.k.220309.034 DO - 10.2991/absr.k.220309.034 ID - Meliana2022 ER -