Diky Ramdani1, Wendry Setiyadi Putranto2, Eulis Tanti Marlina2, Jois Harsa1, Aghnya Aulia Hanifa1, Gunawan Jun Yizreel Manihuruk1, Rina Agustina1 and Ririn Siti Rahmatillah1
1 University of Padjadjaran, Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Animal Husbandry, Sumedang, West Java, 45363 Indonesia
2 University of Padjadjaran, Department of Animal Products Technology, Faculty of Animal Husbandry, Sumedang, West Java, 45363 Indonesia
Ramdani, D., Putranto, W. S., Marlina, E. T., Harsa, J., Hanifa, A. A., Manihuruk, G. J. Y., Agustina, R. & Rahmatillah, R. S. (2025). Effect of Indigenous probiotics supplementation in paddy straw silage and its effect on performance and blood lipids in Priangan ewe lambs. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 31(1), 183–189
Paddy straw can be an affordable alternative fiber source to feed sheep. Ensiling can preserve and improve the quality of paddy straw silage (PSS). A completely randomized experimental design was used to compare the effect of 3 different doses of indigenous probiotics inclusion at 0% (iProbiotic-0), 4% (iProbiotics-4) and 8% (iProbiotics-8) in PSS based diet on dry matter intake (DMI, g/head/day), average daily gain (ADG, g/head/day), total cholesterols (mg/dL), triglycerides (mg/dL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL, mg/dL), and high-density lipoprotein (HDL, mg/dL) in the blood of Priangan ewe lambs during 70 days feeding trial using 6 replicates (n = 6). The results showed that Probiotics-8 treatment increased (P < 0.05) total DMI, but it did not have any impact (P > 0.05) on ADG, blood cholesterols, triglycerides, LDL, and HDL values of the lambs. Increased DMI of lambs consuming iProbiotic-treated PSS is a sign that indigenous probiotics inclusion during PSS preparation increases the palatability of PSS. The PSS can be an alternative and more affordable fiber source for sheep feeding in high rice producing countries.