Penggunaan Ekstak Saropus androgynus untuk Meningkatkan Efisiensi Produksi dan Mutu Telur pada Peternakan Ayam Arab Petelur

Oleh: Urip Santoso dan Suharyanto

Jurusan Peternakan, Fakultas Pertanian, Universitas Bengkulu

Jalan Raya W.R. Supratman, Bengkulu

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of Sauropus androgynus extract (SAE) on production、egg quality and cholesterol content in Arab chickens. Three level of extract supplementation was evaluated. One group of layers was fed diet without SAE (control), other  groups were fed diet with 4.5 g SAE/kg diet or 9 g SAE/kg diet. Each group contained 8 birds which was kept in individual cage. Experimental results showed that the SAE supplementation increased egg production. Yolk colour was increased in layer fed SAE. Egg cholesterol content tended to be increased by SAE supplementation. In conclusion, SAE supplementation improved egg production and quality.

Key words: Sauropus androgynus,  egg production, egg quality, cholesterol

ABSTRAK

Tujuan dari kegiatan ini adalah untuk mengevaluasi pengaruh suplementasi ekstrak daun katuk (EDK) untuk meningkatkan produksi dan mutu telur. Dua puluh empat ayam Arab didistrbusikan ke dalam 3 perlakuan. Satu kelompok tidak diberi EDK (kontrol), sedangkan kelompok lainna diberi 4,5 g EDK/kg pakan atau 9 g EDK/kg pakan. Setiap kelompok terdiri atas 8 ekor ayam Arab petelur yang dipelihara dalam kandang kawat individu. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ayam petelur yang diberi ekstrak daun katuk (4,5 g maupun 9 g/kg pakan) meningkatkan produksi telur. Warna kuning telur juga meningkat, dimana untuk kontrol nilainya 4,38, untuk yang diberi 4,5 g ekstrak 4,75 dan yang diberi 9 g ekstrak 5,75. Sementara variabel kualitas telur lain seperti tebal kerabang, indeks kuning telur, indeks putih telur dan HU tidak banyak perubahan. Hasil analisis kolesterol menunjukkan bahwa pemberian EDK cenderung menurunkan kadar kolesterol telur. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa suplementasi EDK memperbaiki produksi dan mutu telur.

Kata kunci: Katuk,  mutu telur, produksi telur, kolesterol

Effect of Sauropus androgynus extract on egg quality and internal organ weight in layers

U. Santoso
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Bengkulu University
Jl. Raya Kandang Limun, Bengkulu, Indonesia

ABSTRACT
The present research was conducted to evaluate the effect of Sauropus androgynus extract on egg quality and internal organ weight. Forty-eight layer aged 40 weeks (strain RIR) were distributed to 6 treatment groups as follows. One group was fed diet without Sauropus androgynus extract (SAE) (P0), and five groups were fed diet plus SAE-hot water at level of 9 g/kg (P1), diet plus SAE-ethanol at level of 0.9 g/kg (P2), diet plus SAE-ethanol at level of 1.8 g/kg (P3), diet plus SAE-methanol at level of 0.9 g/kg (P4), and diet plus SAE-methanol at level of 1.8 g/kg (P5). Experimental results showed that SAE supplementation had no effect on eggshell tickness, yolk index, yolk colour index, albumen weight, smell and taste of eggs, number of Salmonella sp., toxicity percentage, internal organ weights (P<0.05), but they had effect on (P<0,05) number of Staphylococcus sp., egg weight, HU, yolk weight, eggshell weight and length of intestine. In conclusion, SAE supplementation was not effective to improve egg quality and had no toxicity. SAE-ethanol supplementation at level of 0.9 or 1.8 g/kg, and SAE-methanol at level of 0.9 g/kg was effective to reduce the number of Staphylococcus sp. To improve egg quality by SAE, the future research should be designed to use the level of SAE higher than the level applied in this experiment (Jurnal Sain Peternakan Indonesia, 2 (1):…).
Key words: Sauropus androgynus extract, egg quality, internal organ