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Forage animal feed is needed by cattle, significantly increasing livestock productivity. Pakchong grass is a forage with a crude protein content of 16.45% and a lot of protein. Indigofera sp. is one leguminous and contains high protein with a crude protein content of 24.17%. This study aims to determine the optimal combination of Pakchong and Indigofera to increase body weight in Bali cattle. The research was conducted in UPTD. BPTHTM Serading, Sumbawa , NTB Province. This study used 28 male Bali Cattle aged 2-3 years. Livestock were randomly divided into four feed groups, namely seven cattle-fed elephant grass 70% and lamtoro 30% (P0), 70% pakchong grass and 30% indigofera (P1), 60% pakchong grass and 40% Indigofera (P2), 50% pakchong grass and 50% Indigofera (P3). Livestock receives forage for one week during the adaptation period and data collection for three months. The results of body weight gain from high to low are P2 of 0.34 kg/head/day, P1 of 0.32 kg/head/day, P3 of 0.22 kg/head/day, and the lowest was P0 of 0.20 kg/head/day. Based on the results of this study, it was concluded that the optimal combination of pakchong and Indigofera in cattle feed was 60% pakchong grass and 40% Indigofera leguminous.
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Yanuartono, Yanuartono, Hary Purnamaningsih, Soedarmanto Indarjulianto, Alfarisa Nururrozi, and Slamet Raharjo. 2020. “Review: Dampak Negatif Indospicine Dalam Indigofera Sp. Pada Ternak.” Jurnal Ilmu Dan Teknologi Peternakan Tropis 7(2):91. doi: 10.33772/jitro.v7i2.8976.
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