Domestic Grasses as Cattle Main Feed on Coastal Area at Desa Ujung Genteng, Kecamatan Ciracap, Kabupaten Sukabumi

Abstract

In general, forage for cattle in Indonesia comes from the domestic availability of grass, only efforts to improve the culture is still very limited. And also research related to domestic grass. Therefore, basic research is needed to feed the domestic grasses to determine its potential as a plant cultivation. The purpose of this study is to identify potential types of grass as a source of forages for cattle. Research conducted by survey method, direct observation, sampling plants, shooting, ex-situ preservation, creation and identification of herbarium. In general, there are cattle in the desa Ujung Genteng is Peranakan Ongole (PO). Cattle released for 24 hours in open areas along the coast. In addition to cattle, there are also sheep and goats. Performance of livestock in general either do not seem thinness indicated. Depends entirely forage available, particularly domestic grasses. There are 16 types of grass found along the coast, divided into 3 belt: Belt-1 (directly adjacent to the sea) consists of: Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L) wild, Cynodon dactylon (L) Pers., Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Srop, Ischaemum muticum (L.) dan Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv.Gaertn,, Belt-2 (sand-dominated soil) consists of: Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin., Brachiaria subquadripara (Trin.) A. Hitchc., Brachiaria distachya (L.) Stapf., Chloris barbata Swartz., Themeda triandra Forssk., Paspalum cartilagineum Presl., Digitaria nuda Schumacher, Paspalidium flavidum A. Camus, Eragrostis amabilis (L.) Wight & Arnott ex Nees and Eleusine indica (L.) and Belt-3 (predominantly clay soil ) consists of: Eulalia leschenaultiana (Decne.) Ohwi. Based of observation on field and ex-situ there are 5 types of grass that is cultivated potential for Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Srop, Ischaemum muticum (L.), Brachiaria subquadripara (Trin.) A. Hitchc., Brachiaria distachya (L.) Stapf.dan Paspalum cartilagineum Presl.