Evaluasi Kondisi DOC pada Jarak Transportasi Berbeda dan Performanya Akibat Pemberian Gula Aren dengan KOnsentrasi Berbeda

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the impact of transportation distances and administration of palm sugar with different concentrations on DOC conditions and performance of broiler chickens reared for up to 28 days. The number of samples used was 900 DOC (9 bokses) where each boks. The transportation distance treatments used were 14 km (T1), 416 km (T2), and 532 km (T3), while in the brown sugar treatment, the concentrations used were 0%, 5%, 10% and 15% per liter of water. The data obtained were analyzed descriptively and completely randomized design (CRD) to determine changes in post-transportation DOC conditions. Maintenance performance data such as increased daily body weight, feed consumption, feed conversion, and mortality at the age of seven days and 28 days were analyzed using a factorial randomized design (CRD). The results showed that the longer the transportation distance caused injury to the DOC'sleg, increased body weight loss, and breathing frequency. This is due to optimal environmental conditions during the transportation process such as extreme temperatures during the day, high shocks, and poor DOC handling processes. Maintenance performance at the age of seven days, no interaction was found on feed consumption, mortality, and performance index. Treatment interactions at the age of seven days were only found in the variables of increasing body weight and FCR. Meanwhile, at the age of 28 days, no interaction was found in all maintenance performance variables. Feed consumption of seven day old chickens showed significantly different results (P<0.05) in the transportation distance treatment, that is T2 had a smaller value than T1 and T3, while with sugar treatment there was no significant difference at all levels of treatment. The same results were also shown up to the age of 28 days. The increase in body weight in the T2 treatment with 15% sugar had the lowest value of 147,80 grams while the highest value is shown in the T3 treatment and 10% sugar, which is 204,55 grams. At the age of 28 days, there is no significant difference (P>0.05) in the sugar treatment, but in the transportation distance treatment a significant difference (P<0.05, the smallest value is shown in the T2 treatment. Higher mortality and lower body weight (P<0.05) than treatment T1 and T3 although feed consumption and FCR is not significantly different (P>0.05). The palm sugar in drinking did not show a significant effect on the maintenance performance parameters for 28 days, while the transportation distance affects feed consumption and body weight growth. The highest feed consumption and body weight were obtained in treatment T3 and T1. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the condition of the vehicle and the transportation planning system.