PENGARUH PENAMBAHAN ZEOLIT DALAM RANSUM TERHADAP KUALITAS TELUR BURUNG PUYUH [The Effect of Zeolit Addition in the Ration on Egg Quality of Quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica)]

Abstract

ABSTRAK Sebanyak 125 ekor burung puyuh (Coturnix coturnix japonica) telah digunakan untuk mengkaji pengaruh pemberian zeolit dalam ransum terhadap kualitas telur. Burung dialokasikan sesuai rancangan acak lengkap dengan lima perlakuan, lima ulangan dan masing-masing ulangan terdapat lima ekor burung puyuh. Perlakuan yang diberikan adalah penambahan zeolit pada ransum basal pada masing-masing perlakuan yaitu T0 (0%), T1 (2,5%), T2 (5%), T3 (7,5%) dan T4 (10%). Kualitas telur yang diamati adalah berat telur, persentase berat kerabang, persentase berat kuning telur, persentase berat albumen, tebal kerabang, indeks kuning telur, dan indeks albumen. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penambahan zeolit pada ransum basal sampai level 10% secara umum tidak memberikan pengaruh yang signifikan, tetapi penambahan zeolit sampai level 7,5% akan memberikan pengaruh berbeda pada peningkatan tebal kerabang telur. Kata kunci : zeolit, ransum, telur, burung puyuh ABSTRACT A hundred and twenty five quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) have been used to study the effect of zeolite addition in a ration on quail eggs quality. The birds were allotted to a completely randomized design, with five treatments, five replications and each replication contained five quails. The treatments were T0 (0%), T1 (2.5%), T2 (5%), T3 (7.5%) and T4 (10%). The parameters of egg quality observed were egg weight, egg shell weight, yolk weight percentage, albumen weight percentage, eggshell thickness, yolk index and albumen index. The results showed that zeolite addition in the ration up to 10% did not significally affect overall egg quality, though the zeolite addition up to 7.5% increased (P<0.05) eggshell thickness. Keywords : zeolite, ration, egg, quail