Lipid Serum Profile and Meat Cholesterol Of Broiler Chickens Fed Banana Corm Containing Glucomanan
Nurul Fajrih (a)(c), Komang Gede Wiryawan (a*), Sumiati (a), Suraya Kaffi Syahpura (b)

a) Department of Nutrition and Feed Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor. Indonesia
*kgwiryawan61[at]gmail.com
b) Department of Animal Husbandry of Politeknik Negeri Lampung, Lampung. Indonesia
c) Department of Animal Husbandry, Faculty of Agriculture, Mulawarman University, Samarinda. Indonesia

Abstract

High public awareness of health, so that it is more selective in consuming food, especially livestock products. Therefore, a solution is needed to obtain healthy and safe meat. Feed additive in the form of prebiotics is an alternative to produce meat that is low in fat and cholesterol. Banana corm contains glucomannan which can be fermented by non-pathogenic bacteria in vitro so that it can function as a prebiotic. Based on this, this study aims to examine the potential of banana corm containing glucomannan on lipid serum profile and meat cholesterol of broiler chickens. The study used a complete randomized design (RAL) with four treatments and five replications. Treatment consisted of R0 = control ration without the addition of glucomannan, R1 = 0.85% glucomannan banana corm flour in the ration, R2 = 0.60% glucomannan banana corm extract in the ration, and R3 = 0.20% commercial glucomannan in the ration. The results obtained that the administration of banana corm significantly affects (P<0.05) on meat cholesterol but no effect (P>0.05) on the lipid serum profile during maintenance. In conclusion, the results of this study can be a safer alternative to antibiotics used in producing chicken meat products that do not have a negative impact on humans.

Keywords: Feed additive- Prebiotic- Banana Corm- Chicken

Topic: Poultry Production and Nutrition