This study aims to improve the production performance of Murrah buffalo which covers average weight gain, feed consumption, and feed conversion by increasing probiotic feed. The research was conducted on the herd of Murrah buffalo at Kelok Rambai, Kapau Village, West Sumatera, Indonesia. Fifteen Murrah buffaloes with three to five years of age were used in the research. There were three treatments conducted including P1 = basal feed + probiotics; P2 = P1 + concentrate (cassava leaf pellet); and P3 = P1 + commercial concentrate (pellet). All three treatments were also given 7 cc/head/month of probiotics. The results of the study with probiotic feeding on Murrah buffalo showed the average feed consumption of P2 (36.55), P3 (35.99), P1 (35.74) and daily weight gain (DWG) P2 (1.09 kg/head/day), P3 (0.91 kg/head/day), P1 (0.55 kg/head/day) did not show a significant difference, while in feed conversion, P2 (0.68 ), P1 (0.46), P3 (0. 31) it showed a significant difference (p>0.05). This study concludes that the provision of basal ration plus cassava leaf pellets showed significant results on feed conversion in Murrah buffalo but did not show significant differences in feed consumption and DWG. However, it showed a substantial enough average of P2 that could be used as a feed supplement in Murrah buffalo.
Kegiatan ini dilaksanakan pada Kelompok Tenak Kelok Rambai, Nagari Kapau, Kecamatan Tilatang Kamang, Kabupaten Agam. Kelompok Tani Ternak Sapi Kelok Rambai merupakan kelompok ternak yang memelihara kerbau Murrah, akan tetapi belum menerapkan manajemen pemeliharaan yang baik. Manajemen pemeliharaan yang belum terkelola dengan baik inilah serta minimnya pengetahuan peternak merupakan kendala utama yang dihadapi di lokasi kegiatan sehingga produktivitas ternak kerbau Murrah masih sangat rendah. Kegiatan ini bertujuan untuk perbaikan manajemen pemeliharaan, perbaikan pendapatan peternak kerbau Murrah dengan penerapan manajemen yang baik dan penerapan IPTEK dan hasil riset dalam upaya pengembangan usaha yang mandiri. Metode kegiatan yang dilakukan dalam kegiatan ini adalah pemberdayaan masyarakat partisipatif meliputi penyuluhan, pelatihan/percontohan, bimbingan/pembinaan, diskusi/konsultasi serta evaluasi/monitoring. Diharapkan dari kegiatan yang dilakukan pada Kelompok Tani Ternak Sapi Kelok Rambai dapat meningkatkan pendapatan kepada anggota kelompok, penerapan manajemen pemeliharaan yang baik, terjadinya peningkatan motivasi, ada pemanfaatan teknologi tepat guna dan menjadikan nagari Kapau sebagai salah satu sentral peternakan kerbau Murrah penghasil susu dan dadih di Sumatera Barat.
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