Evaluation of Date Pit Flour (Phoenix dactylifera L.) in Feed on Internal Organs, Growth Performances, and Carcase of Broiler Chickens
Evaluation of Date Pit Flour (Phoenix dactylifera L.) in Feed on Internal Organs, Growth Performances, and Carcase of Broiler Chickens
Muhammad Choirur Roziqin1, Muhammad Halim Natsir2*, Osfar Sjofjan2
ABSTRACT
In this study, the impact of date pit flour feed on broiler chicken was assessed, with a focus on internal organs, growth performances, and carcase percentage. The initial phase involved conducting a date pit flour meal experiment using a complete randomized design with 5 treatments and 4 replications to examine the internal organs, growth performances, and carcase percentage. Following this, a second experiment was conducted using 200 Day Old Chick (DOC) broiler chickens with MB 202 type unsexed with an average body weight of 45.03 g with a diversity coefficient of 7.35%, employing a completely randomized design with five treatments and four replications. The feed treatments consisted of T0: basal feed without the use of date pit flour, T1: basal feed with the use of 2.5% date pit flour, T2: basal feed with the use of 5% date pit flour, T3: basal feed with the use of 7.5% date pit flour, T4: basal feed with the use of 10% date pit flour. Data were collected and analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA) and continued with Duncan’s Multiple Distance Test. The results showed that the use of date pit flour in feed had an intangible effect (P>0.05) on internal organs which include the liver, heart, gizzard, spleen, and pancreas, as well. However, the use of date pit flour in feed has a very real effect (P<0.01) on body weight gain, carcase percentage, abdominal fat, and cholesterol. In conclusion, date pit flour feed was recommended as an alternative feed for broiler chickens.
Keywords | Broiler chicken, Carcase, Internal organs, Growth performance, Date pit flour
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July 2024
Vol. 12, Iss. 7, pp. 1206-1409
