KUALITAS FISIK DAN pH AMPAS TEBU YANG DIFERMENTASI DENGAN JENIS INOKULUM YANG BERBEDA

Abstrak

Sugarcane bagasse is an agricultural waste that could be processed into ruminant alternative feed.
Sugarcane bagasse processing was very necessary to improve the physical quality as animal feed using fermentation
application which was one way to increase physical value of sugarcane bagasse using cattle feces inoculum and EM-4
(Effective Microorganism-4). The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of physical and pH of fermented
sugarcane bagasse using different types of inoculum. This study used a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with 4
treatments and 5 replications i.e; P0: sugarcane bagasse without inoculum addition (control), P1: sugarcane bagasse
+ 5% cattle feces, P2: sugarcane bagasse + EM-4 10%, P3: sugarcane bagasse + 5% cattle feces + E-4 10%. The
parameters measured include pH, scent, color and texture. The data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance
(ANOVA) and continued with Duncan’s Multiple Range Test (DMRT). The results showed that a mixture of 5% cow
feces and 10% EM-4 had a very significant effect (P<0.01) to increase aroma physical values and significantly
(P<0.05) to reduce pH and increase the value Physical color and texture. The conclusion of this research was the
addition of 5% cow feces inoculum and 10% EM-4 (P3 treatment) was the best treatment because it increased physical
quality and decreased pH.