Pemanfaatan Limbah Bonggol Jagung Menjadi Pakan Ternak Alternatif Di Desa Bangsri, Blora

Abstract

The silage-making activity was carried out on July 25th 2023 at the Bangsri Village Office Hall, Jepon District, Blora Regency. The purpose of carrying out this activity is as a solution to overcome the difficulty of getting concentrate livestock feed and the price tends to be relatively expensive. In addition, another objective of this activity is to utilize unused corn cob waste to become an alternative animal feed that has economic value. This activity began with socialization about the benefits of corn cob and its potential to be used as a quality alternative animal feed. After that, continued with a demonstration of making alternative animal feed which was carried out directly with the participants. The formulation of alternative animal feed as much as 10 kg is 70% corncob, 30% bran, 100 ml of EM4, 100 ml of molasses, and 4 liters of water by going through  an anaerobic fermentation process for 21 days. Based on the fermentation results, the alternative animal feed made has a bright brown color, is not watery, and smells sour, and there is mold on the top surface. Alternative animal feed with good corncobs as the basic ingredient will be bright brown or yellowish in color and have a sour aroma, and there will be no fungus. Thus, the alternative feed made is still classified as unfavorable because there is mold caused by the presence of air in the fermented packaging.