Using of urea and molasses fermented cassava pulp on feed intake, and nutrient digestibility and blood biochemical value in beef cattle

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effects of fermented cassava pulp with urea and molasses on feed intake, and nutrient digestibility in beef cattle. Using four beef cattle with 300±50 kg. All treatments were allocated into 4x4 replicated latin square design. Four feed treatments were cassava pulp (control), cassava pulp fermented with urea 4%, cassava pulp fermented with molasses 4% and cassava pulp fermented with urea 4% and molasses 4%. The results were shown that physical properties of cassava pulp preservative are the same as color smell and texture, when consider from pH found that pH value lower than 4.3 that mean feed preservative good quality and fermented cassava pulp were not effect on pH, temperature, BUN, Hct and feed intake in term of kg/d, %BW and %BW 0.75 not significant different (P>0.05). Moreover, feed cattle with treatment 1 and 3 (55.31 and 55.13 %DM) have DM digestibility higher than treatment 2 and 4 (49.57 and 52.44%DM), while NH₃-N was highest in cattle fed treatment 4 (16.03 mg/dl), and crude protein digestibility was highest in cattle fed treatment 3 (51.06%) and 4 (55.02%), fiber digestibility highest in cattle fed with treatment 4. Based on the present findings, it could be concluded that fermented cassava pulp with urea and molasses can increase nutrient digestibility and body weight. cassava pulp with urea and molasses can increase nutrient digestibility and body weight.