In Vitro Digestibility Evaluation Ammoniated Palm Frond as Cattle Feed

This study aimed to assess the potential of ammonia-treated palm fronds as a substitute for conventional forage in animal feed through in vitro analysis. The materials used were palm fronds, elephant grass, fine bran, corn, coconut meal, and urea. This study employed a Completely Randomized Design (...

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Main Authors: Jul Andayani, Sadarman Sadarman, Sri Novianti, Teja Kaswari, Fatati Fatati, Novia Qomariyah, Sandri Sastrawan, Tri Rachmanto Prihambodo
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Published: Universitas Jenderal Soedirman (UNSOED), Faculty of Animal Science 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://jap.fapet.unsoed.ac.id/index.php/JAP/article/view/336
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Sadarman Sadarman
Sri Novianti
Teja Kaswari
Fatati Fatati
Novia Qomariyah
Sandri Sastrawan
Tri Rachmanto Prihambodo
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description This study aimed to assess the potential of ammonia-treated palm fronds as a substitute for conventional forage in animal feed through in vitro analysis. The materials used were palm fronds, elephant grass, fine bran, corn, coconut meal, and urea. This study employed a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with five treatments and four replications. The treatments applied in this study were: T0: 70% forage (all grass, no ammoniated palm fronds) + 30% concentrate, T1: 70% forage (75% grass, 25% ammoniated palm fronds) + 30% concentrate, T2: 70% forage (equal portions of grass and ammoniated palm fronds) + 30% concentrate, T3: 70% forage (25% grass, 75% ammoniated palm fronds) + 30% concentrate, and T4: 70% forage (entirely ammoniated palm fronds, no grass) + 30% concentrate. The observed variables in this study encompassed pH, digestibility of dry matter, organic matter, and crude protein, as well as the digestibility of NDF, ADF, and hemicellulose. The data obtained in this experiment were analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA) according to the design used. The post hoc test used was Duncan's multiple range test. The experimental results indicated that the treatments did not significantly affect (P>0.05) pH after in vitro testing. However, they had a significant impact (P<0.05) on the digestibility of dry matter, organic matter, crude protein, NDF, ADF, and hemicellulose. Digestibility increased with the increasing percentage of ammoniated palm fronds in the diet. In conclusion, this research demonstrates that the ammoniation process can improve the quality of palm fronds, leading to increased digestibility of palm fronds in the diet. Ammoniated palm fronds can replace forage in cattle feed based on nutrient digestibility in vitro.
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spelling doaj-art-e1ffc6dc348f4524a6ab3707d102e4e32025-08-20T03:11:26ZengUniversitas Jenderal Soedirman (UNSOED), Faculty of Animal ScienceAnimal Production: Indonesian Journal of Animal Production1411-20272541-58752025-03-0111010.20884/1.jap.2025.27.1.336336In Vitro Digestibility Evaluation Ammoniated Palm Frond as Cattle FeedJul Andayani0Sadarman Sadarman1Sri Novianti2Teja Kaswari3Fatati Fatati4Novia Qomariyah5Sandri Sastrawan6Tri Rachmanto Prihambodo7Animal Science Faculty, Jambi University, Jambi, IndonesiaDepartment of Animal Science, Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Syarif Kasim, Pekanbaru, IndonesiaFaculty of Animal Science, Universitas Jambi, Jambi, IndonesiaFaculty of Animal Science, Universitas Jambi, Jambi, IndonesiaFaculty of Animal Science, Universitas Jambi, Jambi, IndonesiaResearch Center for Animal Husbandry, National Research and Innovation Agency of The Republic of Indonesia (BRIN), Bogor, IndonesiaStudy Program of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gajah Putih, Aceh, IndonesiaFaculty of Animal Science, Jenderal Soedirman University, Purwokerto, IndonesiaThis study aimed to assess the potential of ammonia-treated palm fronds as a substitute for conventional forage in animal feed through in vitro analysis. The materials used were palm fronds, elephant grass, fine bran, corn, coconut meal, and urea. This study employed a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with five treatments and four replications. The treatments applied in this study were: T0: 70% forage (all grass, no ammoniated palm fronds) + 30% concentrate, T1: 70% forage (75% grass, 25% ammoniated palm fronds) + 30% concentrate, T2: 70% forage (equal portions of grass and ammoniated palm fronds) + 30% concentrate, T3: 70% forage (25% grass, 75% ammoniated palm fronds) + 30% concentrate, and T4: 70% forage (entirely ammoniated palm fronds, no grass) + 30% concentrate. The observed variables in this study encompassed pH, digestibility of dry matter, organic matter, and crude protein, as well as the digestibility of NDF, ADF, and hemicellulose. The data obtained in this experiment were analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA) according to the design used. The post hoc test used was Duncan's multiple range test. The experimental results indicated that the treatments did not significantly affect (P>0.05) pH after in vitro testing. However, they had a significant impact (P<0.05) on the digestibility of dry matter, organic matter, crude protein, NDF, ADF, and hemicellulose. Digestibility increased with the increasing percentage of ammoniated palm fronds in the diet. In conclusion, this research demonstrates that the ammoniation process can improve the quality of palm fronds, leading to increased digestibility of palm fronds in the diet. Ammoniated palm fronds can replace forage in cattle feed based on nutrient digestibility in vitro.https://jap.fapet.unsoed.ac.id/index.php/JAP/article/view/336ammoniationdigestibilityin vitropalm frond
spellingShingle Jul Andayani
Sadarman Sadarman
Sri Novianti
Teja Kaswari
Fatati Fatati
Novia Qomariyah
Sandri Sastrawan
Tri Rachmanto Prihambodo
In Vitro Digestibility Evaluation Ammoniated Palm Frond as Cattle Feed
Animal Production: Indonesian Journal of Animal Production
ammoniation
digestibility
in vitro
palm frond
title In Vitro Digestibility Evaluation Ammoniated Palm Frond as Cattle Feed
title_full In Vitro Digestibility Evaluation Ammoniated Palm Frond as Cattle Feed
title_fullStr In Vitro Digestibility Evaluation Ammoniated Palm Frond as Cattle Feed
title_full_unstemmed In Vitro Digestibility Evaluation Ammoniated Palm Frond as Cattle Feed
title_short In Vitro Digestibility Evaluation Ammoniated Palm Frond as Cattle Feed
title_sort in vitro digestibility evaluation ammoniated palm frond as cattle feed
topic ammoniation
digestibility
in vitro
palm frond
url https://jap.fapet.unsoed.ac.id/index.php/JAP/article/view/336
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