Pengaruh Suplementasi Probiotik (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) dan Minyak Kelapa terhadap Respon Fisiologis dan Hematokrit Kuda

Abstract

Penelitian ini bertujuan mengevaluasi respon fisiologis dan hematokrit darah kuda yang diberikan pakan dengan penambahan suplemen minyak kelapa dan probiotik ragi (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) ketika cekaman panas. Penelitian ini menggunakan 3 ekor kuda yang berumur 2 tahun dengan rata-rata bobot 279,33±41,79 kg. Pakan yang digunakan terbagi menjadi 3, P0 (pakan komersial Royal Horse S-100), P1 (pakan perlakuan + ragi sebanyak 20 g ekor-1 hari-1), dan P2 (pakan perlakuan + minyak kelapa 4%). Data yang dihimpun berupa data mikroklimat, respon fisiologis (laju respirasi, suhu rektal, dan denyut jantung), dan kadar hematokrit darah kuda dianalisis menggunakan uji one way Anova dengan uji Duncan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penambahan probiotik ragi berpengaruh nyata (p<0,05) dalam menurunkan laju respirasi dan suhu rektal kuda, pemberian minyak kelapa berpengaruh nyata (p<0,05) dalam menurunkan laju respirasi, namun tidak berpengaruh nyata terhadap suhu rektal kuda, dan pemberian probiotik ragi dan minyak kelapa tidak berpengaruh nyata terhadap denyut jantung dan kadar hematokrit darah kuda.

This study aimed to evaluate the physiological response and blood hematocrit of horses fed with coconut oil supplement and probiotic yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) during heat stress. This study used 3 horses aged 2 years with an average weight of 279.33 ± 41.79 kg. The feed used was divided into 3, P0 (Royal Horse S-100 commercial feed), P1 (treatment feed + yeast as much as 20 g tail-1 day-1), and P2 (treatment feed + 4% coconut oil). Data collected in the form of microclimate data, physiological responses (respiration rate, rectal temperature, and heart rate), and blood hematocrit levels of horses were analyzed using one way Anova test with Duncan's post hoc test. The results showed that the addition of probiotic yeast had a significant effect (p<0.05) in reducing the respiration rate and rectal temperature of horses, the provision of coconut oil had a significant effect (p<0.05) in reducing the respiration rate, but had no significant effect on the rectal temperature of horses, and the provision of probiotic yeast and coconut oil had no significant effect on heart rate and blood hematocrit levels of horses.