ABSTRACT
The objective of this research was to determine nutrients utilization (intake and digestibility) and milk yield of dairy goats that consumed feed supplemented with garlic meal (Allium sativum) and organic minerals. The research was conducted corresponding to four treatments including basal feed (12.12% CP, 31.30% CF, 60.53% TDN). The feed given was 70% of corn forage silage and 30% of tofu with 3% of body weight. The research method used was experimental using the Latin Square Design. The treatments tested were T0: 70% forage corn silage + 30% tofu; T1: T0 + Rumensin 30 mg/body weight); T2: T0 + 250 ppm garlic meal (1.7% allicin); and T3: T0 + Organic Minerals (0.3 ppmSe + 1.5ppm Cr + 40 ppmZn-lysinate). Four heads of SAPERA dairy goats at a transition period at second lactation were used in this study. The results showed that supplemented rumensin, garlic meal, and organic mineral did not significantly affect (P>0.05) nutrient intake (DM, OM, CF), nutrient digestibility (DM, OM, CF, CP). However, treatment significantly (P<0.01) increased milk yield and production of total solid, solid non-fat and lactose and nutient intake of crude protein. The conclusion is supplementation of garlic meal can replace rumensin in the feed of dairy goat.
