Studi performa penggemukan sapi di PT. Tunas Jaya Raya, Nganjuk, Jawa Timur

Abstract

The high population also has an impact on increasing the food needs of the community. One of the food needs that need to be increased is the amount of beef in the market. The effort that can be done so that the amount of beef is fulfilled is a good maintenance system. The purpose of this study was to determine the performance of beef cattle at PT. Tunas Jaya Raya Abadi and judge which nation has the higher performance. The research was carried out directly at the location and the cattle's PBB was recorded every 2 weeks. The cows studied were 9 bulls, 4

Simmental cows and 5 Limousine cows. The results showed that nutrient consumption had not been sufficient, especially for BK and TDN. The average ADG for Limousincattle is 1.03 kg/head/day and 0.85 kg/head/day for Simmental cattle. Feed conversion yields 11.13 for Limousine cattle and 12.90 for Simmental cattle, while the IOFC value for Limousine cattle is IDR 18,676 and IDR 10,037 for Simmental cattle. For fattening cattle, it is recommended to choose Limousin cattle because they are more profitable than Simmental cattle.