EVALUATION OF PRODUCTION AND DRY MATTER DIGESTIBILITY OF NATIVE GRASS AND ELEPHANT GRASS

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Field grass and elephant grass is a feed forage to used for ruminants. The aim of this research was to
evaluate of the production and dry matter digestibility of field grass and elephant grass. Both are included
in the fodder forage. The method used was experimental by using completely randomized design (CRD).
This research data was taken from 10 field grass and 10 elephant grass. The observed variable were observed
included fresh matter, dry matter, and dry matter digestibility of grass. This research was using t-test to
know the difference of production and digestibility. The results showed that fresh weight productivity of
field grass was better than elephant grass (256,35 g vs 220,93 g), but dry matter productivity (37,58 g vs
46,62 g) and digestibility (47,46% vs 57,01%) of field grass win over elephant grass..

Keywords: grass, production, dry matter digestibility