Palm Kernel Meal Or Bis

Palm kernel meal is one of the by-products of the palm oil manufacturing industry which contains protein, fat, crude fiber and is rich in minerals. Palm kernel meal can be used as a source of protein and energy for livestock.

Efforts to increase livestock production are not enough just to provide natural grass, but additional feed is needed. The high price of imported feed encourages us to be able to utilize various local resources as alternative sources of feed ingredients, especially raw materials for protein and energy sources.

The raw materials are intended to be available continuously, abundantly, inexpensively, not competing with human needs, economically profitable, and socially acceptable to society. One of the feed ingredients that is currently quite potential is palm kernel meal. Palm kernel meal is one of the by-products of palm kernel processing (palm meat plus the shell), this yield can reach 45% of palm kernel. If we look at the value of the chemical elements, BIS has 14-17% protein, 12-18% crude fiber, 10.5% fat. Therefore, palm kernel cake is very good to use for animal feed.

Palm kernel meal or BIS dairy cows can use 65% of the ration material, 25% corn, and 10% soybean meal. While in beef cattle it can be used up to 70% in animal feed rations. If the farmer gives the sheep as much as 30%, by only giving grass can increase the growth weight from 30g in one day, while by giving BIS, the weight of the sheep can increase to 70g/head/day. In poultry, the utilization of BIS is around 5-15%, because of its very high crude fiber and low digestibility system. For laying hens can use 10-15%, this is because the digestive system of laying hens is better than broilers. Another use of BIS in chickens is also useful as a control of bad bacteria, namely: Salmonella ke-dougou.