Abstract:
The paradigm of modern animal husbandry is based on zero waste concept. The use of agricultural and food industry by-products into valuable materials is an important issue that needs to be done. Pigs are the favorite animals for the Papuan because they are valuable in social, cultural and economical aspects. However, pig farm in papua is constrained by providing concentrate ration because there is competition between pig ration and human food. The aim of this study was to know the potential of agricultural and food industry by-products as constituents of pig ration; and its possibility to reduce feed cost. This study was conducted at Manokwari regency, West Papua Province, Indonesia.The agricultural and food industry by-products used as pig ration constituents were collected from2 traditional market, 5 restaurant and 15 small-scale food industries. The ingredients of ration comprised fish waste, soybean curd, taro skin, soybean skin, restaurant waste and commercial broiler ration.All materials used as ration were proximate analyzed to determine nutrition content. Feed cost was estimated using local market prices. Tabulation was used to analyse the data. Results of this study showed that crude protein and gross energy contents of agricultural and food industry by-products varied4.26 to 31.21% and3432.94 to 4950.57kcal/kg, respectively. Use of agricultural and food industry by-products in pig ration reduced ration cost for phases of pre-starter, starter, grower, non lactation pig, gestation pigand lactation pig by 36.65, 38.58, 46.92, 55.00, 40.59and 65.52%, respectively. It was concluded that agricultural and food industry by-products could be used as an alternative ration in order to reduce cost of ration in Manokwari Regency, West Papua.
