In Vitro Digestibility of Lampoyangan Grass (Panicum sarmentosum Roxb) in Form of Hay and Silage

Abstract

The study aim was to determine in vitro digestibility of silage and hay of Lampoyangan grass (Panicum sarmentosum Roxb) which were fermented and dried in defference of length.This wild grass live in Tondo Panicum sarmentosum Roxb Grasses made in silage and hay forms were obtained from the wild grasses that lived in Tondo Village, District of Eastern Palu, Palu Municipal. In this study the grass was made as silage and hay forms as a treatment followed 2 x 3 factorial pattern of Completely Randomized Design the length of fermentation for silage was 30, 45 and 60 days and the length of drying for hay was 2, 4 and 6 days. Observed variables were in vitro dry matter (DMD) and organic matter (OMD) digestibilities of Lampoyangan grass both silage and hay treatments. The finding results showed that the length of fermentation in silage treatment did not affect DMD and OMD of the grass, but significantly affected DMD and OMD of Lampoyangan grass in hay treatment (P<0,05). Four days of drying was the best time to get the effective time for making hay of Lampoyangan grass. Actually the DM and OM digestibilities of Lampoyangan grass silage treatment were higher than of hay treatment