Duta Setiawan, Abdul Jabbar, Apritama Adha, Musyadik Musyadik
Coconut and oil palm farms are only two examples of the numerous sources of ruminant feed. The goal of this research was to assess the forage potential of coconut and oil palm plantations in Kubu Raya Regency. The data collection approach in this study employed a non-probability sampling strategy with specific sampling technique. The experiment was carried out in two separate sites, each with a land area of 4 hectares, and thirty forage samples were collected at each site using a 100 cm by 100 cm quadrant. The findings revealed that coconut farms had a more diverse range of forage types, including coconut leaf sheaths, legumes, and grass, than oil palm plantations. Land covered by coconut trees produced 721 kg ha-1 of feed, whereas land covered by oil palm trees only yielded 416 kg ha-1. With respective values of 1.64 AU Ha-1 Year-1 and 1.00 AU Ha-1 Year-1, the maximum capacity in coconut and oil palm shaded regions demonstrated promising potential for the growth of ruminant livestock. In the Kubu Raya Regency, the vegetation diversity and potential for forage availability are influenced by variations in conditions between coconut-shaded and oil palm-shaded land. © 2025 The Authors.
Study Program of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanjungpura University, Jalan Prof. Dr. H. Hadari Nawawi, Pontianak, 78124, Indonesia; Department of Environmental Sciences, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Sekaran Gunungpati, Semarang, Indonesia; Center for Applied Microbiology Research, Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor Km. 46 Cibinong, Jawa Barat, Bogor, Indonesia
