Pengaruh Pemberian Dekstrosa Sebelum dan Setelah Transportasi Terhadap, Respon Fisiologis, Penyusutan Bobot Badan dan Tingkah Laku Domba

Abstract

Tansportasi ternak merupakan kegiatan yang sangat penting bagi peternak untuk mendistribusikan hasil ternaknya ke daerah konsumen. Berbagai masalah ditemui peternak dalam proses pendistribusian, seperti stres yang meyebabkan penurunan bobot badan pada ternak yang bisa dilihat melalui respon fisiologis dan tingkah lakunya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji pengaruh pemberian dekstrosa sebelum dan setelah transportasi terhadap respon fisiologis, tingkah laku, dan masa rekondisi domba jonggol. Penelitian ini menggunakan domba jonggol betina sebanyak 24 ekor degan rataan bobot badan 18,44±3,32 kg yang dibagi dalam 2 perlakuan, yaitu domba kontrol dan domba yang diberikan dekstrosa sebanyak 0,24 g kg-1 bobot badan per hari selama 5 hari sebelum transportasi dan pada masa rekondisi. Transportasi dilakukan selama 11 jam 15 menit pada siang hari. Data dianalisis menggunakan uji T antara kontrol dan perlakuan masing-masing dengan 12 ulangan. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa pada penyusutan respon fisiologis, tingkah laku, dan penyusutan bobot badan domba perlakuan tidak berbeda nyata (P>0,05) antar perlakuan, namun menunjukkan hasil yang berbeda nyata (P<0,05) pada waktu yang diperlukan untuk mencapai bobot semula (rekondisi). Rataan masa rekondisi domba perlakuan adalah 3,50±0.67 hari lebih pendek dari domba kontrol sebesar 6,42±1,00 hari. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa pemberian dekstrosa dapat mempercepat masa rekondisi domba setelah transportasi.

Transportation is a very important activity for breeders to distribute their livestock products to consumption areas such as urban areas. Many problems are encountered by breeders during the distribution process such as stress which causes a decrease in body weight in their livestock and can be seen from their physiological and behavioral responses. This study aimed to examine the effect of dextrose before and after transportation on physiological responses, behavior and period of recovery of sheeps. This study used 24 female jonggol sheeps with an average body weight 18,44±3,32 kg which was divided into 2 treatments, namely control or untreated sheep and sheep that were given dextrose as much as 0,24 g kg-1 body weight per day for 5 days before transportation and during the recovery period until their body weight returned. Transportation is carried out for 11 hours 15 minutes. during the day. Data were analyzed using the T test between control and treatment with 12 repetitions for each. The results showed that the physiological response, behavior and weight loss of dextrose treated sheep were not significantly different (P>0,05) between treatments while the treated sheep showed significantly different results (P<0,05) at the time it takes to reach its original weight (recovery). The mean time of recovery with dextrose was 3,50±0,67 days and control was shorter 6,42±1,00 days. It can be concluded that dextrose can accelerate the recovery period of sheep after transportation.