WARTAZOA Indonesian Bulletin of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Vol 29, No 3 (2019): September 2019

Forage Development on ex-Coal Mining Land to Support of Livestock Business

Harmini Harmini (Indonesian Research Institute for Animal Production)



Article Info

Publish Date
08 Sep 2019

Abstract

The availability of land for forage development is important to support cattle and buffalo production in Indonesia. The government is paying great attention to accelerate cattle and buffalo populations in Indonesia, one of of the Ministry of Agriculture program UPSUS SIWAB to increase cattle and buffalo population has been established. To support this program, sufficient forage and concentrate are crucial. Usually, the development of forage is allocated on the sub-optimal land and one alternative to sub-optimal land is ex-coal mined land. There are several challenges in forage production including pH, the composition of organic matter, low soil microorganisms and heavy metals. These problems can be minimized by adding organic matter, organic fertilizer, microorganism such fungi mycorrhizae and phytoremediation.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

WARTAZOA

Publisher

Subject

Veterinary

Description

WARTAZOA. Indonesian Bulletin of Animal and Veterinary Sciences ISSN: 0216-6461 E-ISSN: 2354-6832 is a peer-reviewed, scientific journal published by Indonesian Center for Animal Research and Development (ICARD). The aim of this journal is to publish high-quality articles dedicated to all aspects of ...