A Model of Sustainable Ruminant Feed Industry in Jepara, Central Java

Abstract

Feed availability and quality are among the main problem in animal production in Indonesia, whereas agricultural and agroindustrial by products are very potential feedstuffs. On the other hand, there are lack of accurate data and information of local feedstuffs quantity and availability. The aims of this research are to identify local feedstuff availability, to evaluate its carrying capacity, and to develop model of feed industry in Jepara . It is expected that the present research may provide a basic data and information for feed industry development in Indonesia. Survey method was used in this study, primary and secondary data were descriptively analyzed. Location of this research was determined with purposive sampling method and number of respondents with randomized sampling. The results showed that the production of available local feedstuffs were: soybean straw was 98% of total production, cassava leaf was 98%, rice bran was 100%, and fermented soybean (tempe) by product was 100%. The optimal carrying capacity of Jepara based on the real production was 27480.79 AU. Model of sustainable ruminant feed industry was designed based on integrated farming that consist of feedmill, agroindustrial industry, feed raw material industry, organic fertilizer and bioenergy industry. Recomended feedmill capacity in Jepara is 577.20 tons/month to produce concentrate for 9620 beef cattle. Based on this study, Pakis aji, Mlonggo, and Bangsri are recommended for feedmill establishment.