| Penulis/Author |
KHARISMA TAUFIQA H (1); PUTRI CANDRIKA SARI (2); Ir. Cuk Tri Noviandi, S.Pt., M.Anim.St., Ph.D., IPM., ASEAN Eng. (3); Prof. Dr. Ir. Ali Agus, DAA., DEA., IPU., ASEAN Eng. (4); Ir. Andriyani Astuti, S.Pt., M.Sc., Ph.D., IPM., ASEAN Eng. (5); Dr. Moh. Sofi'ul Anam, S.Pt., M.Sc. (6); Dimas Hand Vidya Paradhipta, S.Pt., M.Sc., Ph.D. (7) |
| Abstrak/Abstract |
The pelletswere produced from peanut straw (PTS), water spinach (WSP), Leucaena leucocephalaleaves (LLL), Gliricidia sepiumleaves (GSL), and Calliandra calothyrsusleaves (CCL). Each feedstuff was pelletized with the addition of 8% tapioca flour as a binder. The pellets were tested for chemical characteristics, physical appearance, and physical characteristics, which included thepellet length, density, stacking density, stacking compaction density, modulus of uniformity, modulus of fineness, pellet durability index (PDI), and water absorption. The data wereanalysed descriptively. The results of thisresearch revealedthat the nutritional composition of the pellets followed that of the raw feedstuff. All the pellets varied in color depending on the color of the raw material and had a medium texture. Each pellet had specific physical characteristics. The colorsof PTS, LLL, GSL, and CCL were dark green, whereasWSP was dark brown. All single pellets had a medium texture, with PDI values above 97% and MF values greater than 4.1, which classifiedthem into the coarse group. In terms of water absorption, the CCL had the longest absorption time, approximately 75.17 minutes, whereasthe other pellets had absorption times less than30 minutes. As a result, although a single feed ingredient canbe produced as pellets, the physical and chemical qualities dependon the origin of the ingredient. |
