Opportunity of Using Feather Meal for Ruminant Feed Stuff
| Main Authors: | Adiati, Umi, Puastuti, Wisri, Mathius, I W |
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| Format: | Article info application/pdf |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
Indonesian Center for Animal Research and Development
, 2004
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| Online Access: |
http://medpub.litbang.pertanian.go.id/index.php/wartazoa/article/view/815 http://repository.pertanian.go.id/handle/123456789/4843 http://medpub.litbang.pertanian.go.id/index.php/wartazoa/article/view/815/824 |
Daftar Isi:
- Feather, a waste product of chicken is a potencial protein source for animal feeds. The average production of feather is 6% of the life weight of the chicken. Broiler population in Indonesia in 2003 was 917,707,000; for DKI area was 1,360,000 while for West Java was 308,021,118. Research results indicate that chicken were slaughtered at 35 day of age with the range of body weight of 1 to 2.2 kg. The number of broiler slughtered every month in Jakarta is 4,679,500 head, resulted in feather of 350 ton/month while for Bogor area the number of slaughtered broiler is 1,255,000 head/month, produce feather of 135 ton/month. Feather meal can be used as protein source in ruminant feed as much as 40%. Key words: Feather meal, crude protein, ruminant feed stuff