EVALUASI PENAMBAHAN PROBIOTIK TERHADAP KONSUMSI, PERTAMBAHAN BOBOT BADAN DAN KONVERSI PAKAN SAPI BRAHMAN CROSS TIPE STEER PADA FASE GROWER

The research aims to determine the level of feed consumption, daily body weight gain and feed conversion of Brahman cross type steer cattle in the grower phase given the addition of probiotics. This research was conducted for 30 days on 11 October – 9 November 2023 at PT. Kariyana Gita Utama Sukabumi, West Java. The material for this research was 70 Brahman cross type steer cattle in the grower phase divided into two treatments, 35 heads for the treatment of adding probiotics to the feed ration and the other 35 heads as controls. The method used in this research is the Experimental Method. The data analysis used in this research is unpaired T test analysis. The variables observed were feed consumption, body weight gain and feed conversion. The dry matter consumption (BK) of Brahman cross P1 cattle feed of 11.47 kg was not significantly different (P>0.05). The body weight gain of Brahman cross cattle was not significantly different (P>0.05) at 1.59, 2.02 and 2.14 kg at P1. The feed conversion rate for Brahman cross cattle was 8.1 P1 and was significantly different (P<0.05).