COMPARISON OF PROXIMATE ANALYSIS AND NEAR INFRARED REFLECTANCE TECHNOLOGY FOR ANALYZING THE QUALITY OF PALM KERNEL CAKE

NORLINDAWATI, A. P.1*, SHARIFF, S.2, ASWANIMIYUNI, A.1, NOORMAHMIW, A.2, SABARIAH, B.1, OMAR, R.1, SAMIJAH, A.1, AND SUFI, J.1

Palmkernelcake(PKC)isalreadyknownashigh-fiber,mediumgradeproteinfeedthatbestsuitedtoruminants.AccordingtostudydonebyShariffetal.(2012)nutritivevalueofPKCwerevariedandsomesamplesdidnotachievetheproperspecificationvalues.Toobtainabalanceddietforlivestockfeeding,nutrientqualityofPKCshouldbemonitoredregularly.Conventionally,wetchemistryanalysisiswell-establishedandapprovedbyAOACasthereferencemethodtodeterminethenutritionalvaluesinfeedstuffs.However,theprocedureistime-consuming,expensiveandnotenvironmentalfriendly.Simpler,lessexpensivetechnologywithshorterturnovertimewasneededforfeedtesting.