Micro Climate and Physiological Responses of Local Rabbit Offered Diet Containing Different Levels Coffee Pulp in Tropical Highland Region

ABSTRACT The study aims to determine the condition of the microclimate and the physiological response of local rabbits are housed in tropical highlands region. Research conducted in the village of Jelijih, Pupuan District, Tabanan Regency in tropical highland region with altitude of 1350 m above sea level. The experimental design used was a Block Randomized Design (BRD) with 5 treatments and 6 replications. Diets that use different levels coffee pulp as a treatment consisting of: diet without coffee pulp (R0) as a control, diet containing 10% coffee pulp not fermented (R1), diet containing 20% coffee pulp not fermented (R2), diet containing 10% coffee pulp fermented (R3), diet containing 10% coffee pulp fermented (R3). The research results find that the level of coffee pulp fermented and not fermented (R1, R2, R3 and R4) that not significant differences (P> 0.05) compared with control (R0) of the variable cage microclimate which may include: cage air temperature, cage humidity, Temperature humidity Index (THI) and intensity solar radiation. There were no significant differences (P> 0.05) to variable rectal temperature and skin temperature of local rabbit between R0, R1, R2, R3 and R4 treatment. Treatment R3 and R4 cause the pulse rate and respiration rate of the local hare is higher (P<0, 05) compared to the treatment R2, R1 and R0. The results of this study concluded that there is no significant difference (P>0,05) in cage micro-climatic conditions, rectal temperature and skin temperature of a local rabbit between treated using different levels of fermented coffee pulp waste and not fermented coffee pulp waste. Pulse rate and respiration rate of local rabbits fed diet containing 10% and 20% fermented of coffee pulp waste was higher (P<0,05) than local rabbit fed diet containing 10% and 20% coffee pulp waste without fermented and control treatment.