KECERNAAN IN-VITRO TANAMAN KALIANDRA (Calliandra calothyrsus) BERBUNGA MERAH DAN PUTIH
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Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan produk fermentasi rumen dan kecernaan in-vitro antara kaliandra (Calliandra calothyrsus) berbunga merah dan putih. Untuk mengetahui perbedaan nilai tengah dilakukan dengan menggunakan t-test (unpairing t-test with equal replicate) dan masing-masing diulang sebanyak sepuluh kali sehingga terdapat dua puluh unit percobaan. Peubah yang diamati antara lain: pH, kadar ammonia, VFA, kecernaan bahan kering (KCBK) serta kecernaan bahan organik (KCBO) cairan rumen in-vitro. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa nilai pH, konsentrasi NH3, dan konsentrasi VFA parsial dan total kaliandra berbunga merah cenderung lebih rendah daripada kaliandra berbunga putih tetapi secara statistik berbeda tidak nyata. Kecernaan bahan kering dan bahan organik pada kaliandra berbunga merah nyata lebih rendah daripada kaliandra berbunga putih. Dari hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa kaliandra berbunga merah mempunyai pH, NH3, VFA parsial dan total, kecernaan bahan kering dan bahan organik in-vitro yang lebih baik dibandingkan dengan kaliandra berbunga putih.
Kata kunci: kaliandra, amonia, vollatile fatty acid, kecernaan in-vitro
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