Concentrate supplementation for crossbred bulls to increase profitability of smallholder fattening operations in East Java, Indonesia

Ratnawati, Dian; Cowley, Frances; Mayberry, Dianne; Poppi, Dennis P.

doi:10.14334/jitv.v20i1.1115

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“…This is not an exhaustive list but it outlines the major feed ingredients available to farmers. Farmers use a mixture of feed types based largely on cost of the feed type rather than its potential to promote a high LWG (Ratnawati et al 2015, Pryanti et al 2012. Whilst the daily cost was low the daily LWG was also low as was the daily IOFC.…”

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Feeding strategies for improving ruminant productivity in the post-COVID 19 pandemic era particularly for small holders

Poppi

Kusmartono

Kasmyati

et al. 2021

JIIP

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COVID-19 has highlighted the need for robust cattle supply chains using local feed resources. Higher Income Over Food Costs (IOFC) are usually achieved when live weight gains are high and the cost of the ingredients are low. There is a need to formulate rations with high metabolisable energy (ME) and crude protein (CP) to achieve the high live weight gain. Rations can be formulated locally by farmer co-operatives, entrepreneurs and local commercial enterprises to take advantage of cheaper prices for local ingredients. To do this, rations need to be altered quickly to take advantage of local fluctuations in prices and availability of ingredients. A recent ACIAR funded project has developed a least cost ration (ACIAR LCR) system to formulate rations to meet minimum ME and CP contents for beef cattle using locally available ingredients. The use of cassava and its various products in combination with protein sources, such as tree legumes and high protein by-products, have markedly improved IOFC.

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Section: Terminology To Understand the Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Feeding strategies for improving ruminant productivity in the post-COVID 19 pandemic era particularly for small holders

Poppi

Kusmartono

Kasmyati

et al. 2021

JIIP

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Evaluación económica de un esquema de alimentación complementaria continua en cabras locales en pastoreo

Maldonado-Jáquez,

Mora-Flores,

Granados-Rivera

et al. 2024

Rev MVZ Córdoba

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Objective. To evaluate the economic viability of incorporating a long term-supplementary feeding scheme in grazing local goats from the last third of gestation and throughout lactation. Materials and methods. Twenty-four local goats were utilized: control group (CG, n=12) and supplemented group (SG; n=12). Daily milk production (DMP) was recorded in goats, per lactation (MPLT), and per lactation stage [early (MPEL) middle (MPML), and late lactation (MPLL)], duration of lactation (DL; days), final live weight (FLW), and final body condition (FBC). In kids, birth weight (BW), weight at sale (WS), age at sale (AS), and mortality rate were recorded. The economic analysis considered the costs of daily supplementation, labor for handling and care of the animals, and sale prices of milk and kids. Results. The best productive behavior and the highest incomes were obtained in SG (p<0.05) for all variables, except AS and mortality rate. The highest values in CG (p<0.05) were obtained in AS and economic profit in almost all the considered variables, Except in MPEL. Positive profits were obtained in SG in early and middle lactation, and negative in late lactation for SG, but with higher FBC. Conclusions. A long-term supplementary feeding is economically viable to increase income and profits from kids and milk sales and improves the body condition of the dams, which will benefit the productivity of the herd.

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Concentrate supplementation for crossbred bulls to increase profitability of smallholder fattening operations in East Java, Indonesia

Cited by 2 publications

References 9 publications

Feeding strategies for improving ruminant productivity in the post-COVID 19 pandemic era particularly for small holders

Feeding strategies for improving ruminant productivity in the post-COVID 19 pandemic era particularly for small holders

Evaluación económica de un esquema de alimentación complementaria continua en cabras locales en pastoreo

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