This study aims to evaluate the nutritional balance of adult female dairy cows at UPTD Puskeswan PadangPanjang. The livestock used in this study were all adult female dairy cows (who had given birth) from the FriesHolland breed that were kept in the breeding cage of UPTD Puskeswan Padang Panjang City with physiologicalstatus, namely 1 pregnant lactation, 5 non-pregnant cows and dry pregnant cages as much as 2 tails. The variablesmeasured in this study were the consumption of dry matter (DM) feed, consumption of TDN, consumption of crudeprotein (CP) and consumption of calcium (Ca). The data obtained every day were then tabulated based on the range ofconsumption of DM, the range of TDN consumption, the range of CP consumption and the range of Ca consumptionfor dairy cows / head / day and then compared with the standards from the National Research Council (NRC) 1978table. The analysis was carried out descriptively. Descriptive analysis was used to explain nutrient balance. From theresults of the study it can be concluded: 1) dry matter consumption of all lactating cows and dry cows in pregnantcows is higher than the need, 2) consumption of TDN and calcium for lactating cows with milk production below 5 kg /head / day and dry cows with pregnant cows with body weight 400 kg is higher than the need, while the consumptionof TDN and calcium from lactating cows with milk production above 5 kg / head / day and pregnant cows with a bodyweight of 500 kg is lower than the need and 3) consumption of crude protein (CP) of all lactating cows and pregnantpen dry cows with a body weight of 500 kg lower than the need, however the consumption of CP for pregnant cowswith a body weight of 400 kg is higher than the need. In order to increase the productivity of the dairy cows that arekept, it is recommended that the managers of the UPTD Puskeswan Padang Panjang City improve the balance offorage and concentrate. To achieve a balance of 60% forage: 40% concentrate, fresh forage was given as much as30.78 kg / head / day and concentrate was given as much as 20.52 kg / head / day.
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