Performance of male bali cattle raised in the marginal land with three strata forage system in different seasons

Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate the performance of male Bali Cattle raised in marginal land planted with three strata forage system (TSFS) in different seasons. A-3.2ha of marginal land was divided into 8 plots (each plot was 40m*100m), then 4 plots were planted with the TSFS and other 4 plots were planted with native grasses(Control:C). Eight head of male Bali cattle (average body weight 150kg) grazed continuously in the experimental land (1 cattle/plot). The experiment was carried out for three consecutive years (1992-1995). Dry matter intake (DMI), average daily gain (ADG), efficiency of feed intake (EFI), and rumen NH3(R-NH3) of the cattle grazing in the TSFS land were 6.292kg/head/day, 0.365kg/head/day, 18.508% and 25.765mg/100ml, respectively.

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