Pengaruh Penambahan Molases dan Isolat Bakteri Asam Laktat dari Cairan Rumen Sapi PO Terhadap Kualitas Silase Rumput Gajah (Pennisetum purpureum)
ABSTRACT: The objective of
this study was to evaluate the effect of molasses as carbohydrate source and
inoculums of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) incubated from PO cattle’s rumen fluid
on the quality of Napier grass (pennisetum purpureum) silages. The research was
conducted at Gemawang village Jambu District Semarang Regency. Feed analysis
was carried out in Laboratory Biochemical Nutrition, Animal Feed Science,
Animal Science Faculty, Gadjah Mada University. This study was assigned into
Completely Randomized Design with 4 treatments and 3 replicated. The treatments
were addition of molasses and LAB level into the Napier grass; 0, 1, 3 and 5%
(w/w) and incubated for 30 days Data were analyzed using analysis of variance
(ANOVA) and the significant effect was tested by Duncan ,s Multiple Range Test.
The results showed that the addition of 1 – 5% molases significantly affected
(P<0,05) lactic acid content, pH, and NH3 concentration. Increasing level of
molases significantly (P<0,05) increased lactic acid content, decreased pH
and NH3 concentration of Napier grass silage. However, among the treatment
groups of 1, 3 and 5 % of molases was not significant (P<0,05) different on
the lactic acid content, pH and NH3 concentration. Dry matter and organic
matter content of Napier grass silage were not significantly (P<0,05)
affected by treatments .
Penulis: Ismail Jasin
Kode Jurnal: jppeternakandd140181
