Palatability Test on Rice Straw, Grass and Sorghum Silage for Cattle in Cambodia

Mach Din (Faculty of Agriculture and Food Processing, National University of Battambang Cambodia)
Koemseang Nhoung (Faculty of Agriculture and Food Processing, National University of Battambang Cambodia)
Tatik Suteky (Animal Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bengkulu, Indonesia.)
Endang Sulistyowati (Animal Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bengkulu, Indonesia.)
Pao Srean (Faculty of Agriculture and Food Processing, National University of Battambang Cambodia)

AGRITROPICA : Journal of Agricultural Sciences
Vol 5, No 1 (2022)

Feed is a constraint of cattle production in Cambodia. Rice straw, fresh grass, and sorghum silage were used to assess palatability for cattle feeding. Five cattle were used for the palatability test over seven days. The results showed the feed intake of fresh grass was greater than fresh grass or Sorghum silage. No difference in preference index between the rice straw and sorghum silage for the amount of feed intake. Sorghum silage can be used as alternative to rice straw for the improvement of cattle production in Cambodia.