Saturday, May 21, 2011

Effect of Sauropus androgynus extract on organ weight, toxicity and number of Salmonella sp and Escherichia coli of broiler meat

Urip Santoso
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Bengkulu University
Jalan Raya Kandang Limun Bengkulu

Abstract
The aim of this research was to evaluate effect of Sauropus androgynus leaf extract (SAE) on organ weight, toxicity and number of Salmonella sp and Escherichia coli of broiler meat. Forty 20-day-old male chicks were divided into four treatment groups with five replicate each. Each replicate consisted of two male broilers. Complete randomized design was used in this experiment. One groups was fed basal diet + 0 g SAE, and other three groups were fed basal diet + 9 g/kg diet, basal diet + 13.5 g/kg diet, or basal diet + 18 g/kg diet. Basal diet contained 19% crude protein and ME 3.200 kcal/kg. It was shown that SAE supplementation did not significantly affect gizzard weight and spleen weight, but it significantly increased liver weight in broilers fed diet supplemented 13.5 g SAE/kg and toxicity (P<0.05), and significantly reduced heart weight in broilers fed diet supplemented 18 g SAE/kg. SAE significantly reduced the number of Salmonella sp and Escherichia coli of meat (P<0.05). In conclusion, 18 g supplementation of SAE to the diet resulted in lower heart weight with no toxicity observed, and resulted in met with lower contamination of pathogenic bacteria BIPP, 7 (2): 162-169 (2001).
Key words: Sauropus androgynus extract, organ weight, toxicity, Salmonella sp., Escherichia coli

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