The Use of Fermented White Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) Baglog Waste (BW) as Forage in Local Goat Feeding

Abstract

White oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) is a popular mushroom. Mushroom cultivation produces waste because baglog should be replaced every production cycle. In the location of mushroom cultivation, i.e Kutalimbaru Subdistrict, North Sumatra Province, every year BW are produces about 118 tons. This study was aimed to determine the use of fermented BW as forage in local goat feeding. BW were fermented at different times first, i.e. 7 until 28 days in order to know the best result on Crude Fiber, Crude Protein, Crude Fat and Ash Content. The best result was 21 days fermentation. The research then followed by in vivo of 21 days fermented BW as forage for local goat. The design was Completely Randomized Design (CRD) which was consisted of 4 treatments and 3 replications. Materials were 12 local goats, age 6 months, body weight were 12.23±1.51 kg. The result showed that fermented BW could be given up to 15% in the local goat feeding.

Keywords

• baglog waste
• fermentation
• forage
• local goat