Penambahan Tepung Daun Pepaya dalam Ransum terhadap Performa Itik Lokal Umur 1-8 Minggu

Abstract

Biaya pakan merupakan pengeluaran terbesar pada faktor produksi, berkisar antara 60-70%. Dalam rangka menekan biaya pakan, perlu dilakukan upaya meningkatkan efisiensi penggunaan pakan. Beberapa peneliti memanfaatkan daun pepaya sebagai feed additive alami, dapat merangsang pertumbuhan dan menurunkan angka kematian. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengkaji penambahan tepung daun pepaya pada pakan terhadap performa itik master yang meliputi konsumsi pakan, bobot badan, pertambahan bobot badan, konversi pakan, mortalitas dan income over feed and duck cost (IOFDC) selama 8 minggu. Penelitian menggunakan empat perlakuan dan tiga ulangan dengan menambahkan tepung daun pepaya level (0, 2, 4, dan 6%) ke dalam pakan komersial. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan tepung daun pepaya sebanyak 2, 4, dan 6% dalam pakan itik selama 8 minggu sebagai feed additive, mampu meningkatkan konsumsi pakan. Namun demikian, peningkatan konsumsi pakan tersebut tidak menyebabkan bobot badan dan pertambahan bobot badannya lebih besar, sehingga konversi pakannya menjadi lebih tinggi dan nilai IOFDC lebih rendah dari kontrol.

The cost of feed is the most significant expenses in livestock production, 60-70% of the total production costs. Nevertheless, often the price of expensive feed does not match the expected results. There are many studies on natural feed additives that are used to increase the efficiency of feed use, stimulate growth and reduce mortality, namely papaya leaves. The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of the addition of papaya leaf meal to feed on the performance of master ducks, including feed consumption, body weight, body weight gain, feed conversion, mortality, and income over feed and duck cost (IOFDC) for eight weeks. The study used four treatments and three replications by adding papaya leaf meal levels (0, 2, 4, and 6%) to commercial feed. The results showed that the use of papaya leaf flour as much as 2, 4, and 6% in duck feed for 8 weeks as a feed additive, increased feed consumption. However, the increase in feed consumption did not result in greater body weight and weight gain, so the feed conversion was higher and the IOFDC value was lower than the control.