PENGARUH PEMBERIAN GULA AREN (Arenga piata) DAN SARI BUAH MENGKUDU (Morinda citrifolia Linn.) DALAM AIR MINUM TERHADAP PERFORMA AYAM BROILER.

PENGARUH PEMBERIAN GULA AREN (Arenga piñata) DAN SARI BUAH
MENGKUDU (Morinda citrifolia Linn.) DALAM AIR MINUM TERHADAP
PERFORMA AYAM BROILER

Harry Marvellous

ABSTRAK

Penelitian tentang pengaruh pemberian gula aren dan sari buah mengkudu
dalam air minum terhadap performa ayam broiler telah dilakukan di kandang unggas
Laboratorium Produksi Ternak Unggas mulai dari tanggal 15 November sampai
dengan tanggal 20 Desember 2013. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui pengaruh
pemberian air minum yang mengandung berbagai tingkat persentase gula aren dan
mengkudu pada terhadap performa ayam broiler. Percobaan menggunakan
Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) dengan empat macam perlakuan yang disusun
berdasarkan tingkat penggunaan persentase gula aren dan sari mengkudu yaitu : R0 =
gula aren 0% + mengkudu 0,3% ; R1 = gula aren 2% + sari mengkudu 0,3% ; R2 =
gula aren 3% + sari mengkudu 0,3% ; R3 = gula aren 4% + sari mengkudu 0,3%.
Tiap perlakuan diulang sebanyak lima kali. Peubah yang diamati meliputi konsumsi
ransum, pertambahan bobot badan, konversi ransum dan konsumsi air minum.
Perbedaan pengaruh antar perlakuan diuji menggunakan Uji Jarak Berganda Duncan.

Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perbedaan dosis gula aren memberikan
perbedaan yang nyata (P0,05). Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat ditarik kesimpulan
bahwa pemberian gula aren 2% ditambah sari buah mengkudu 0,3% dalam air minum
ayam broiler memberikan respon yang sama terhadap konversi ransum, pertambahan
bobot badan dan konsumsi air minum.

Kata kunci : Ayam broiler, gula aren, mengkudu, performa.

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THE EFFECT OF PALM SUGAR (Arenga pinata) AND NONI JUICE (Morinda
citrifolia Linn ) IN DRINKING WATER ON THE BROILER PERFORMANCE

Harry Marvellous

ABSTRACT

The research concerning palm sugar (Arenga pinata) and noni juice (Morinda
citrifolia Linn) treatment in drinking water have been conducted in the Laboratory of
Poultry Production from 15 November until 20 December 2013. The research

purpose is to determine the effect of drinking water containing various levels of palm
sugar and noni juice on the broiler performance. The experiment using a Completely
Randomized Design (CRD) with four treatments were arranged based on the level of
palm sugar and noni juice concentration: R0 = pal sugar 0% + noni juice 0,3% ; R1 =
palm sugar 2% + noni juice 0,3% ; R2 = palm sugar 3% + noni juice 0,3% ; R3 =
palm sugar 4% + noni juice 0,3%. Each treatment was repeated five times. Variables
measured included feed intake, body weight gain, feed conversion and consumption
of drinking water. The difference between the treatment effect, was tested using
Duncan's Multiple Range Test. The results showed that differences in dose of Palm
sugar gives the significant difference (P0.05). Based on the results of the research can be drawn the conclusion that the
granting of palm sugar plus 2% noni juice 0,3% in the drinking water of chicken
broiler gives the same response to the feed convertion, body weight gain and water
consumption.
Keywords: Broiler, Palm sugar, Noni juice, Performance

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