The Effect of Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt.) Flour on Growth Performance of Grower Phase Laying Hens
Jein Rinny Leke1,a), Jacqueline Laihad1,b), Erwin Wantasen2, Hengki Kiroh1,c) and Ratna Siahaan3t Try to Submit This Sample Abstract

1Animal Production Department, Animal Husbandry Faculty, University of Sam Ratulangi, Manado, North Sulawesi - Indonesia
2 Sosioeconomics Department, Animal Husbandry Faculty, University of Sam Ratulangi, Manado, North Sulawesi - Indonesia.
3 Biology Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Sam Ratulangi,Manado, North Sulawesi - Indonesia.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the use of nutmeg flour on the performance of laying hens in grower phase. This study used 18 weeks of grower phase laying hens with total of 100 birds. The treatment was given R0 without nutmeg flour, R1 99.5% Basal Feed + 0.5% Nutmeg flour, R2 99% Basal Feed + 1% Nutmeg flour, R3 98.5% Basal Feed + 1.5% flour nutmeg, and R4 98% basal feed + 2% nutmeg flour. The design used was Completely Randomized Design, followed by Duncan^s test. The results showed that nutmeg flour up to 2% in the ration of laying hens in the grower phase had significant (P <0.01) effect on chicken weight, ration consumption, blood cholesterol, HDL and blood LDL, but gave the same results ( P > 0.05) to ration conversion. The use of nutmeg flour up to level of 2% gave good performance to grower phase laying hens.

Keywords: Please Jnutmeg flour, performance grower phase, laying henust Try to Submit This Sample Abstract

Topic: Animal Production