Performans Kualitas Telur Puyuh Jepang yang diberi Ransum Mengandung Tepung Daun Katuk (Sauropus Androgynus, L. Merr.)
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2009Author
Wiradimadja, Rachmat
Piliang, Wiranda G.
Suhartono, Maggy Thenawidjaja
Manalu, Wasmen
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This experiment was carried out to study the egg quality performances of japanese quails fed diets containing katuk leave meal has been done on the three hundred female Japanese quails at 4 weeks of age were raised in cages until 20 weeks old. The treatments were diets i.e. RI (diet without katuk leave meal and without cholesterin crystal), R2 (diet without katuk leave meal + 0.1% cholesterin crystal). R3 (diet with 15% katuk leave meal without cholesterin) crystal), and R4 (diet with 15% karuk leave meal + 0.1% cholesterin crystal). The quails were divided into 4 treatment groups with 5 replications and 15 laying hens each replications. The parameters observed were the egg quality performance (eggshell. thickness, yolk weight, and albumen weight), and yolk colour intensity. All data were collected and analyzed by using the Analysis of Variance, and continued with Duncan's Multiple Range Test, if there were any significantly differences among treatments. The results this study showed that addition of katuk leave meal were significantly decreased (p<0.05) yolk weight and albumen, bUI not significantly influences the eggshell and thickness. The egg yolk colour score was = 8, obtained from the quails fed karuk leave meal in the diet.