| Summary: | Experiment was conducted to observe performance of Ongole Crossbreed cows and their calf fed rice-straw supplemented with gliricidia leaf compared with cows raized by group. This experiment used six cows with their calves. The cows were divided into two groups. The first group (A) consisted of three cows fed rice-straws and gliricidia leaf. They were raized in Laboratory of Meat and Drought, Faculty of Animal Science, Gadjah Mada university. The second group (B) consisted of three cows fed rice-straws and other feeds on the site condition in EmpatLima's farm, Depok, Parangtritis, Kretek, Bantul. Feed consumption, cow's body weight and calves's growth from birthday until three months of age were collected. The result showed that, in the third month, the cow's body weight in the A group started to increase but in the B group continued decreasing. There were no difference of calves's growth. It was concluded that the performance of Ongole Crossbreed cows that were given rice straw diet supplemented with gliricidia leaf were better than that were raized by farmers without gliricidia supplementation. There were no difference of calves's performance.
(Key words: Performance, Cows, Calf,
Ongole Crossbreed, Rice Straw, Gliricidia
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