EFFECTS OF THE ADDITIONAL CALCIDIFIER AS FEED ADDITIVE ON THE PERFORMANCE, ABDOMINAL FAT, INTERNAL ORGANS OF QUAIL, AND INTERNAL, EXTERNAL QUALITY OF QUAILS EGG Sjofjan O., Natsir M.H., Nuningtyas Y.F., and Adli D.N
Animal Nutrition and Feed Department, Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang 65145, Indonesia
Abstract
This research used 200 quails Coturnix coturnix japonica. The research method used was a field experiment using a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with 5 treatments and 5 replications, in every replication 8 quails respectively. The treatments in this research were T0: basal feed, T1: basal feed + 0.25% calcidifier, T2: basal feed + 0,5% calcidifier, T3: basal feed + 0,75% calcidifier, T4: basal feed + 1% calcidifier. The variables observed were performance, percentage internal organ, abdominal fat quail, and internal, external quality of quail^s egg. The data were analyzed by Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Duncan^s Multiple Range Test (DMRT). The results showed that the use of a calcidifier had no significant effect (P>0,05) on the feed consumption, feed conversion ratio, mortality, income over feed cost, the disposition of meat, abdominal fat, the percentage of internal organs (gills, heart, liver, spleen), on the egg weight, length egg, width egg, thickness egg, index egg, egg white yolk volume, egg yolk color, and specific gravity. However had a significant difference (P<0,05) to the egg white and yolk viscosity. Then, it had a very significant effect (P<0,01) on egg production. It can be concluded that calcidifier in a feed additive did not have significant effect on feed consumption, feed conversion ratio, mortality, income over feed cost, the disposition of meat, abdominal fat, the percentage of internal organs (gills, heart, liver, spleen), on the egg weight, length egg, width egg, thickness egg, index egg, egg white yolk volume, egg yolk color, and specific gravity. However, it can affect egg production and affect the external quality of the quail egg.
