The Use of Local Microorganism Activator (MOL) from Banana Stems on the Nutritional Content of Bento Rayap Grass (Leersia hexandra) Silage

Abstract

Sustainable feed availability can be achieved by utilizing natural resources. A technology that can be used is silage technology that utilizies a type of swamp grass namely Bento Rayap (Leersia hexandra) and local microorganism (MOL) bioactivator from banana stems. This study aims to determine the nutritional content of Bento Rayap grass silage using MOL. The parameters measured were crude protein, crude fat, and crude fiber content. The experimental design used was a completely randomized design consisting of 4 treatments and 4 replications, namely P0: (control), P1: Bento Rayap grass + 3% banana stem MOL, P2: Bento Rayap grass + 6% banana stem MOL, and P3: P1: Bento Rayap grass + 9% banana stem MOL. The results showed that the use of banana stem MOL as an activator had a significant effect (P<0.05) on the crude protein and crude fiber content, but had not significant effect on the crude fat. The use of banana stem MOL at a level of 9% in Bento Rayap silage was the best treatment, which was be able to increase crude protein content by 12.87% and decrease the crude fiber content to 16.19% with a crude fat content of 2.16%.