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In Vitro Digestibility of Native Grass Silage Supplemented with Leucaena leucocephala

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Research has been conducted to determine the best level of Leucaena leucocephala supplementation to digestibility and fermentability in vitro. The study was designed using completely randomized design with three levels supplementation of Leucaena (10%, 20%, and 30%) and each treatment was done in six replications. All of the silage treatments was inoculated with 2% Lactobacillus plantarum, and stored in mini-silos for 21 days. The results showed that supplementing native grass with 20% Leucaena resulted in the most significant (P < 0.05) dry matter and organic matter digestibility. The highest fiber crude digestibility was obtained at 30% supplementation. However, the highest digestibility of crude protein obtained at 10% Leucaena supplementation and the digestibility decreased linearly with the increasing levels of supplementation (P < 0.05). These data indicate that supplementing native grass with 20% Leucaena is the best treatment in terms of nutrient digestibility.

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Abbreviations

CF:

crude fiber

CFD:

crude fiber digestibility

CP:

crude protein

CPD:

crude protein digestibility

DM:

dry matter

DMD:

dry matter digestibility

EE:

Ether Extract

IVCFD:

in vitro crude fiber digestibility

IVCPD:

in vitro crude protein digestibility

IVDMD:

in vitro dry matter digestibility

IVOMD:

in vitro organic matter digestibility

LAB:

lactic acid bacteria

LIPI:

Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia

NFE:

Nitrogen free extract

OM:

organic matter

OMD:

organic matter digestibility

PEG:

polyethylene glycol

TDN:

total digestible nutrient

UGM:

Universitas Gadjah Mada

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Thanks to Indonesia Endowment Fun for Education, the Ministry of Finance, The Republic of Indonesia as the main sponsor of this research, either in the financial support and the moral support. (Kep-105/LPDP/2014)

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  1. Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

    Ryan Aryadin Putra, Cuk Tri Noviandi & Nafiatul Umami

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Putra, R.A., Noviandi, C.T., Umami, N. (2018). In Vitro Digestibility of Native Grass Silage Supplemented with Leucaena leucocephala . In: Sukartiko, A., Nuringtyas, T., Marliana, S., Isnansetyo, A. (eds) Proceeding of the 2nd International Conference on Tropical Agriculture. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97553-5_23

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