Engineering Livestock Feed for Goat Fattening to Increase Farmer Profit and Sustainable Supply Chain
Abstract
The demand for goat meat continues to increase annually, both for daily consumption and religious events such as Aqiqah and Qurban. However, production has not kept up with demand due to the limitations of goat growth and fattening processes, mainly caused by dependence on green feed which relies on land availability and weather conditions. This supply-demand imbalance often results in the slaughter of young goats. Factors contributing to this gap include the continued reliance on forage and concentrate-based feeds, which are not only costly but also slow in promoting meat growth and reproductive cycles. Feed innovation is introduced to support sustainable goat farming systems. The innovation involves providing dry feed without forage, using a fermentation process of liquid nutrients mixed with ground corn cobs and added concentrate. Dry feed helps reduce operational costs by eliminating the need for forage collection. It also simplifies the fattening and care process, increases meat productivity, and ultimately enhances farmers’ social welfare through greater profits. The study applied dry feed to 30 goats using a dynamic simulation model to evaluate growth and income, contributing to food security. Dry feed increased monthly weight gain to 3 kg from the previous 2 kg using green feed and concentrate. It yielded a net profit of IDR 104,600 per goat/month, compared to IDR 55,000. When applied to 30 goats, farmer profits increased from IDR 1,650,000 to IDR 3,138,000/month. The results show that dry feed significantly increases farmer income, encouraging more goat farming activities and strengthening food security in the goat meat sector.Downloads
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