Judul: Evaluasi Pemberian Palmofeed dan Palmofeed Enzim dalam Ransum terhadap Performa dan Kualitas Telur Ayam Lohmann
Abstrak: Ransum komersial dipilih sebagai pakan karena telah disusun untuk dapat memenuhi standar kebutuhan nutrien yang telah ditetapkan, namun ransum komersial untuk ayam petelur di pasaran memiliki harga yang mahal. Alternatif bahan pakan yang dapat digunakan untuk mengurangi penggunaan ransum komersial adalah bungkil inti sawit terhidrolisis (Palmofeed). Pada penelitian sebelumnya, pemberian 10% Palmofeed dan Palmofeed enzim tidak mempengaruhi performa dan kualitas fisik telur. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan mengevaluasi penggunaan 12,5% Palmofeed dan Palmofeed yang diberi enzim mannanase serta protease dalam ransum terhadap performa dan kualitas telur ayam petelur strain Lohmann. Penelitian ini menggunakan 450 ekor ayam petelur strain Lohmann Brown yang berumur 63 minggu serta dibagi dalam 3 perlakuan dan 6 ulangan. Rancangan percobaan yang digunakan adalah Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) dengan perlakuan P0 = ransum komersial (kontrol), P1 = 87,5% ransum komersial + 12,5% Palmofeed, P2 = 87,5% ransum komersial + 12,5% Palmofeed enzim. Data penelitian dianalisis menggunakan sidik ragam (ANOVA) dan dilanjutkan dengan uji Tukey. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan 12,5% Palmofeed dan Palmofeed enzim tidak mempengaruhi semua peubah performa ayam petelur, bobot telur, persentase putih telur, persentase kuning telur, haugh unit, dan warna kuning telur. Penggunaan 12,5% Palmofeed nyata (P<0,05) memperbaiki kualitas telur dengan meningkatkan persentase kerabang, tebal kerabang, dan indeks telur. Disimpulkan bahwa Palmofeed atau Palmofeed enzim dapat digunakan sebanyak 12,5% dalam ransum komersial ayam petelur., Commercial rations were chosen as feed because they have been prepared to comply the nutritional requirements that have been set, but commercial rations for laying hens on the market are expensive. An alternative feed ingredient that can be used to reduce the use of commercial rations is hydrolyzed palm kernel cake (Palmofeed). In a previous research, giving 10% Palmofeed and Palmofeed enzymes did not affect the performance and physical quality of eggs. Therefore, this research aimed to evaluate the use of 12.5% Palmofeed and Palmofeed which were given mannanase and protease enzymes in the diet on the performance and egg quality of laying hens of the Lohmann strain. This research used 450 laying hens of the Lohmann Brown strain, aged 63 weeks and divided into 3 treatments and 6 replications. This research used a completely randomized design (CRD), and the treatments were P0 = commercial ration (control), P1 = 87.5% commercial ration + 12.5% Palmofeed, P2 = 87.5% commercial ration + 12.5% Palmofeed enzyme. The data were analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA) and continued with Tukey’s test. The results showed that the use of 12.5% Palmofeed and Palmofeed enzymes did not affect all performance variables, egg weight, egg white percentage, egg yolk percentage, haugh unit, and egg yolk color. The use of 12.5% significantly (P<0.05) improved egg quality by increasing the percentage of shell weight, shell thickness, and egg index. The conclusion of this research was Palmofeed or Palmofeed enzymes could be used as much as 12.5% in commercial rations of laying hens.
Keyword: Egg quality, Enzymes, Laying hens, Palmofeed, Performance