Feasibility of pre-harvest sago frond as state-of-the-art resources to produce animal feed

Muhammad Norhelmi Ahmad and Kopli Bujang and Dayang Salwani Awang Adeni and Nurashikin Suhaili and Andrian Susin Ambud (2024) Feasibility of pre-harvest sago frond as state-of-the-art resources to produce animal feed. Journal of Agrobiotechnology (Malaysia), 15 (S1). pp. 110-123. ISSN 2180-1983

Global crises such as climate change, war and borderless diseases are the factors that lead to limited supply and unstable prices of the raw material to produce animal feed placing a majorburden on the farmers and smallholders to produce livestock at a reliablecost.Malaysia is among the most affected country due to its high dependency on imported resourcesto produce animal feed. Hence, cheap and locally available raw material is the key to producing sustainable and safety-ensured animal feed for domestic consumption. Due to the adaptability and resilient nature of sago palm towardsextreme environmental distress, sago frond was selected as an alternativeraw material to produce animal feed in the form of silage. Sago frond was pruned from growing sago palm(age between 3-7 years), then leaves and rachis were pulverised before vacuum packed into silo bag. Analysis shows that optimised sago frond silage(1:1RSF/SL)possessed fiveideal characteristics that include dry matter(47.76 %), acid detergent fibre(31.98%), total water-solublesugar(2.4 g/Kg), minimum pH(4.3)and protein content(16.85%). Hence, the ensiling technique applies to produce high-quality animal feed from optimum formulated sago frond by preserving nutrient content and improving in-vitro digestibility of the silage designated for ruminant consumption. The feedingtrial shows significant growthperformanceof animal models(Malin Breed Sheep)fed with optimised SFSil with Average Daily Gain (61.12 g/day) and Feed Conversion Ratio (9.64 g/g). Therefore, manufacturing animal feed from pre-harvest sago frondprovides the solution to high dependency on imported animal feedand also offers a new lucrative commodity for the sago farmers while waiting for the sago palm to be harvestable.

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Abstract

Global crises such as climate change, war and borderless diseases are the factors that lead to limited supply and unstable prices of the raw material to produce animal feed placing a majorburden on the farmers and smallholders to produce livestock at a reliablecost.Malaysia is among the most affected country due to its high dependency on imported resourcesto produce animal feed. Hence, cheap and locally available raw material is the key to producing sustainable and safety-ensured animal feed for domestic consumption. Due to the adaptability and resilient nature of sago palm towardsextreme environmental distress, sago frond was selected as an alternativeraw material to produce animal feed in the form of silage. Sago frond was pruned from growing sago palm(age between 3-7 years), then leaves and rachis were pulverised before vacuum packed into silo bag. Analysis shows that optimised sago frond silage(1:1RSF/SL)possessed fiveideal characteristics that include dry matter(47.76 %), acid detergent fibre(31.98%), total water-solublesugar(2.4 g/Kg), minimum pH(4.3)and protein content(16.85%). Hence, the ensiling technique applies to produce high-quality animal feed from optimum formulated sago frond by preserving nutrient content and improving in-vitro digestibility of the silage designated for ruminant consumption. The feedingtrial shows significant growthperformanceof animal models(Malin Breed Sheep)fed with optimised SFSil with Average Daily Gain (61.12 g/day) and Feed Conversion Ratio (9.64 g/g). Therefore, manufacturing animal feed from pre-harvest sago frondprovides the solution to high dependency on imported animal feedand also offers a new lucrative commodity for the sago farmers while waiting for the sago palm to be harvestable.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	feeds
AGROVOC Term:	Metroxylon
AGROVOC Term:	ruminant feeding
AGROVOC Term:	research
AGROVOC Term:	silage making
AGROVOC Term:	feed composition
AGROVOC Term:	feed formulation
AGROVOC Term:	growth rate
AGROVOC Term:	sustainable agriculture
AGROVOC Term:	silage
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Silage, rachis,ensiling, ruminant, silo bag
Depositing User:	Nor Hasnita Abdul Samat
Date Deposited:	13 Mar 2025 04:03
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2025 01:23
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1705

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