Vet World   Vol.16   June-2023  Article-8

Growth traits, hematological, and ruminal fluid profile of sheep offered ensiled coffee skin replacing dried water spinach

Background and Aim: Developing simple, cost-efficient sheep feed will improve farmers’ incomes. Including coffee skin in feed offers the most technical method of increasing sheep weight gain. This study aimed to evaluate varying proportions of ensiled coffee skin replacing dried water spinach and determine the optimal combination for the growth performance, physiological and hematological profiles, and rumen fluid of sheep.

Materials and Methods: Eighty-four animals were randomly allocated to the treatments, arranged in a randomized block design using the initial weight as a block. Seven treatment diets were adjusted and a 12-animal replication was used for each treatment. The treatments were as follows: T0: 30% maize stover, 30% dried water spinach, 5% pollard, 20% coffee skin; T1: 30% maize stover, 25% dried water spinach, 5% pollard, 5% ensiled coffee skin; T2: 30% maize stover, 20% dried water spinach, 5% pollard, 10% ensiled coffee skin; T3: 30% maize stover, 15% dried water spinach, 5% pollard, 15% ensiled coffee skin; T4: 30% maize stover, 10% dried water spinach, 5% pollard, 20% ensiled coffee skin; T5: 30% maize stover, 5% dried water spinach, 5% pollard, 25% ensiled coffee skin; T6: 30% maize stover, 5% pollard, and 30% ensiled coffee skin. The sheep were reared for 70 days.The parameters observed during the early stage included growth performance (initial body weight, LW gain, final body weight, and feed intake). At the end of periods, a representative sample of ruminal fluid (approximately 150 mL) was collected from slaughtered sheep, duplicated, and then incubated for 18 h and blood samples were collected from the sheep (jugular vein) in ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid tubes. Then, used to analyze various blood biochemical parameters.

Results: The final body weights showed a linear curve increasing as the treatment increased (p < 0.05). The ensiled coffee skin tended to increase at 6 h incubation time, producing reduced methane gas (p < 0.05). However, in general, the use of ensiled coffee skin did not significantly alter the blood biochemistry of crossbreed sheep (p > 0.05). There was no significant effect on the protozoal population (p > 0.05).

Conclusion: Increasing the level of ensiled coffee skin up to 30% replacing dried water spinach increased the final body weight of crossbreed sheep with no adverse effect. Keywords: biochemical blood, coffee skin, crossbreed sheep, ensiling, final body weight.

Keywords: biochemical blood, coffee skin, crossbreed sheep, ensiling, final body weight.

How to cite this article: Amam A, Jadmiko MW, Harsita PA, Sjofjan O, and Adli DN (2023) Growth traits, hematological, and ruminal fluid profile of sheep offered ensiled coffee skin replacing dried water spinach, Veterinary World, 16(6): 1238-1245.

Received: 13-01-2023  Accepted: 09-05-2023     Published online: 08-06-2023

Corresponding author:    E-mail: danungnuradli@ub.ac.id

DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2023.1238-1245

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