THE PERFORMANCE OF KEDAH-KELANTAN CATTLE FED WITH PELLETED PINEAPPLE BRAN RATION

MOHD. SUKRI HJ. IDRIS

SUMMARY

Two performance trials were conducted at MARDI Research Station, Kluang to study the growth and economic performances of beef cattle fed with copra cake or palm kernel cake rations containing pelleted pineapple bran at 30% or 55% levels. It was found that copra cake ration incorporated with 55% pineapple bran was more efficient than the other ration in producing better average daily gain and feed efficiency. Increasing the level of pineapple bran from 30% to 55% in the palm kernel cake ration had produced no significant effect on the animal performance. It was also found that supplementing these feeds with a 3-hour-per-day grazing allowance in the second trial proved not to be beneficial since it reduced feed efficiency and increased cost per kilogram liveweight gain of all groups.

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