PRODUKSI TELUR PUYUH (Coturnix Coturnix Japonica) DENGAN PEMBERIAN PAKAN SECARA TERBATAS PADA SAAT PERTUMBUHAN SAMPAI DEWASA KELAMIN [The Egg Production of Laying Quail (Coturnix Coturnix Japonica) Raised on Restricted Feeding During Growing Period]

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ABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mempelajari pengaruh pembatasan pakan secara kuantitatif pada periode grower terhadap penampilan dan produksi puyuh. Penelitian dilakukan dengan menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap. Perlakuan pembatasan pakan yang diberikan adalah P0 : ad libitum (kontrol), P1 : 90% ad libitum, P2: 80% ad libitum, dan P3 : 70% ad libitum, setiap perlakuan terdiri dari 5 ulangan yang terdiri dari 12 ekor puyuh setiap ulangan. Pembatasan pakan dilakukan mulai umur 14 hari sampai puyuh dewasa kelamin. Setelah dewasa kelamin pemberian pakan dilakukan secara ad libitum. Pengamatan dilakukan terhadap perkembangan penampilan produksi pada masa pertumbuhan, dan penampilan produksi telur. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pembatasan pakan memberikan pengaruh secara nyata (P<0,05) terhadap pertambahan bobot badan akan tetapi tidak berpengaruh terhadap konversi pakan pada masa pertumbuhan. Pembatasan pakan pada masa pertumbuhan secara nyata (P<0,05) meningkatkan produksi telur dan menurunkan konversi pakan pada masa awal produksi. Kata kunci : pembatasan pakan, produksi telur, fase grower, puyuh ABSTRACT An experiment was carried out to observe the egg production of laying quails that were raised on the restricted feed during the growing period. The experiment used a completely randomized design. The treatments of restricted feeding were ad libitum feeding (group control); 90% of ad libitum (P1); 80% of ad libitum (P2); and 70% of ad libitum (P3). Each treatment had 6 replications, and each replication consisted 12 quails. The restricted feeding treatment was done throughout 40 days before reaching the sexual maturity. The birds received ad libitum feeding throughout laying period. The parameters observed were feed consumption, feed conversion and the body weight gain throughout growing period. The performance of egg production was determined throughout laying period. The results indicated that the feeding restriction influenced (P<0.05) the body weight gain of birds, but did not affect the feed conversion. The restricted feeding method increased (P<0.05) the egg production, and therefore the feed conversion at the early production phase was decreased (P<0.05). Keywords : restricted feeding, egg production, grower, quail