Beef consumption in Indonesia continues to increase. However, the increase has not been offset by the addition of adequate beef production. Estimated beef production in 2024 reached 416.7 thousand tons plus buffalo meat around 16.2 thousand tons so that the total supply of 432.9 thousand tons. While the estimated national consumption reached 724.2 thousand tons. From these estimates, there is still a meat deficit of 291.3 thousand tons (Ministry of Agriculture, 2023). This shortage can be anticipated with the import of beef cattle and meat imports, as well as programs to increase meat production. The increase in national meat production can be done by increasing the livestock population and improving the performance of beef cattle.
All farmers want livestock that is kept healthy, productive and has good performance. To be able to optimize livestock productivity, the need for quantity and quality of feed must be met. One of them is concentrated feed. Concentrates are Feeds that are rich in protein and energy sources, and can contain feed complements or feed additives. Concentrated feed must meet the requirements of good quality and quantity, and come from the right feed raw materials. So that not only the performance of the livestock is maintained, farmers can also achieve tangible profit margins. Feed additives in concentrate feed have several benefits such as improving or maintaining feed quality and can affect the health, productivity, and nutritional state of livestock.
Benefits Of Cow Premix
The cow's milk (feed additive) or complementary feeding (feed supplement) or a combination of both. Premix sapi memiliki kandungan multivitamin yang lengkap, multimineral, serta asam amino lysine dan methionine. This combination provides the essential nutrients necessary for optimal growth and development of livestock. Bovine premixes can make a great contribution to the growth and health of livestock. Here are some benefits of giving premixes to feed:
Enhances appetite
Giving premixes can stimulate the appetite of cows, making them more enthusiastic in consuming feed.
Complement the needs of macro and micro nutrients
The complete nutritional content in the premix plays an important role in significantly increasing the body weight of cows.
Increases feed efficiency
By improving the digestion and metabolism of feed, premixes help to increase the efficiency of feed use by cows.
Lack of nutrients will cause a decrease in digestion and metabolism which certainly has a negative impact on the health, production, reproduction, resistance or immunity of animals to disease. These impacts include:
- Poor diet due to lack of essential nutrients
- Muscles are not maximally developed due to inadequate nutrition.
- Lack of minerals, especially calcium, can have an impact on bone and reproductive health in cattle.
- Easy miscarriage due to lack of nutrition or poor health conditions
- Cows become more susceptible to disease as the immune system weakens.
So that the provision of cow premix plays an important role in helping meet nutritional needs.
Benefits Of Amino Acids
Nutritional content in cow premix can consist of micronutrients such as vitamins, minerals and amino acids. One of the no less important components of cow premix is amino acids as protein building blocks. Amino acids are divided into two, namely essential that cannot be produced in the body so that it needs to be met from feed and non-essential that can be produced in the body. Examples of essential amino acids needed from feed are lysine and methionine. Essential and non-essential amino acids are all essential to meet their metabolic needs, either to support the growth and development of livestock or to reproduce.
In meeting the needs of this amino acid has several challenges. Some feed ingredients have a low content of certain amino acids. If livestock are not provided with sufficient amounts of certain essential amino acids in their feed, they cannot produce enough protein to support their metabolic functions. So livestock will be difficult to achieve maximum performance potential. Amino acids also play an important role for the health of livestock including the maintenance of the immune system or immune response. In cattle that lack amino acids will be more susceptible to disease and longer in the healing process of the disease.
Cow Premix feeding on feed
To overcome the lack of nutrients needed by livestock, it is necessary to add cattle premixes or feed supplements. The use of cow premix is adjusted to the needs of cows by mixing in concentrated feed. By understanding the meaning, benefits, impact if the shortage and how to use cow premix, cattle farmers can improve the efficiency of their livestock business. The use of bovine premixes not only increases the weight of the cow, but also ensures optimal health and productivity.
One example of supplements that can be given to cattle fattening cattle is Mix Plus Cattle Pro which contains multivitamins, minerals and amino acids. The content is useful to help the body's metabolic processes and biochemical systems, increase growth, maintain endurance and improve feed efficiency. The supplement is administered daily at a dose of 1-2 g/kg of feed mixed in concentrate.
