One of the ways to overcome the shortage of forage mainly during the dry season is to utilize and identified the abundant availability of local forage. This study aims to identify local forage potential to be developed as a livestock feed to support the productivity of beef cattle in South Sulawesi. This research was conducted in UPTD Nurseries Pucak HMT Village, District Tompobulu, Maros, South Sulawesi Province in August 2016. The local forage identified were Kangkungan Darat, Kiti-kiti Balanda and Jonga-jonga. The result showed that crude protein and crude fiber content of Kangkungan Darat, Kiti-kiti Balanda and Jonga-jonga were 21.36 and 12.81%; 24.55 and 15.62%; 22.63 and 9.81%, respectively. While content of Hydro Cyanic Acid (HCN) and tannin of these local forage were 15.907 ppm and 0.063%; 18.830 ppm and 0.389%; 18.917 ppm and 0.169%, respectively. Based on these crude protein content, crude fiber, HCN and tannin that were >20%, <18%, 15-19% and 0.063-0.389%, respectively, it can be concluded that Kangkungan Darat, Kiti-kiti Balanda and Jonga-jonga can be used as an alternative of ruminant feed. Feeding livestock should be combined with consentrate to improve the palatability of feed.
The purpose of this study was to find out the forage potential and cattle carrying capacity under Indigofera sp and Pennisetum Purpureum forage plants. This study was carried out in Technical Implementation Unit of Livestock Breeding and forage development, Provincial Livestock and Animal Health Services of South Sulawesi Province, Pucak Village, Tompobulu Sub District, Maros Regency, South Sulawesi Province in March 2020. This study used survey method and purposive sampling every 1 m2 with a sample distance of 30 until 50 m or an average of 40 meters. This study identified forage in the area of Indigofera sp and Pennisetum purpureum. Based on the results, the average forage production in Indogofera sp and Pennisetum purpureum areas was 105,000 kg ha−1. The average cattle carrying capacity in Indogofera sp and Pennisetum purpureum areas was 0.14 AU⋅Ha−1⋅year−1. Thus, it can be concluded that the forage potential under the main forage (Indigofera sp and Pennisetum purpureum) was very high but had low utilization.
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