PENGARUH PEMBERIAN TEPUNG KUNYIT (CURCUMA DOMESTICA VAL.) DALAM RANSUM TERHADAP PERFORMANS PRODUKSI ITIK (ANAS SPP) PERIODE BERTELUR

Abstract

The research aim was to study the effect of turmeric flour additions on duck productivity performance during layer period.  The research was in a traditional farm owned by the local community of Biromaru Village, Sigi Biromaru sub-district from 5 October 2007 to 12January 2008.  Twenty five male layer period ducks of CV 2000-INA 1400 type and of 1400 -1500 g initial weights were used.The experiment was designed in a Completely Randomized design with 5 different levels of turmeric flour added into the duck feed as the treatments.  Each treatment was replicated five times. These treatments included 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 percent of curcuma flour in feed at the same feed protein equivalent to 17 % and energy 2900 kkal/kg.Parameter observed were feed consumption, egg weight and efficiency of feed consumption which all showed to be insignificantly affected by the treatments.