AGRIVITA, Journal of Agricultural Science
Vol 44, No 2 (2022)

Production of Feed Crops for Local Dairy Goats Using an Integrated Farming System

Tri Eko Susilorini (Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, East Java, Indonesia)
Kuswati Kuswati (Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, East Java, Indonesia)
Rini Dwi Wahyuni (Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, East Java, Indonesia)
Puguh Surjowardojo (Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, East Java, Indonesia)
Suyadi Suyadi (Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, East Java, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
22 Jun 2022

Abstract

This investigation aimed to identify the production and composition of crops as feed, classify the types of integrated farming in different locations, and compare dairy goats based on their morphometric characteristics. The data used were collected from July to November, 2021 in the Malang, Lumajang, and Bangkalan regencies of Indonesia, via a survey and direct observations. Descriptive, multivariate, and variance analyses were adopted using RStudio to analyze the collected data. In Malang and Lumajang, farmers adopted agroforestry, alley cropping, and cover crops as the main types of integrated farming. The integrated farming adopted by the farmers in Malang, Bangkalan, and Lumajang helped to explain the differences in forage crops. Calliandra calothyrsus, Indigofera zollingeriana, and Thitonia diversifolia are non-grasses having high levels of average production. In Lumajang, farmers provided only a few combinations with Calliandra which was the most intensively grown crop. In Malang, six crops were combined for the dairy goat feed. Pennisetum purpureum was the crop most intensely grown to feed the PE (Etawa crossbred). In Bangkalan, Pote-Arosbaya goats were fed a combination of eight crops. Moringa oleifera, Bambusa sp., Artocarpus heterophyllus, and natural grasses were the most popular feed crops. In Malang and Lumajang, the PE Singosari and Senduro goats had a high degree of similarity based on their morphometric characteristics, respectively.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

AGRIVITA

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry

Description

AGRIVITA Journal of Agricultural Science is a peer-reviewed, scientific journal published by Faculty of Agriculture Universitas Brawijaya Indonesia in collaboration with Indonesian Agronomy Association (PERAGI). The aims of the journal are to publish and disseminate high quality, original research ...