Sorghum as Substitute of Cornwith Addition Fern Water PlantMeal (Azolla pinnata) on Quail Diet toMDA and Quality of Quail Eggs

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Wednesday, 15 November 2017

FEBRINITA ULFAH. Sorghum as Substitute of Cornwith Addition Fern Water PlantMeal (Azolla pinnata) on Quail Diet toMDA and Quality of Quail Eggs. Supervised by RITA MUTIA dan WIDYA HERMANA.

This research aimed to study the effect of sorghum on laying quail with addition of fern water (Azolla pinnata) meal on the quality of Japanese Quail Egg and values of MDA. The experiment used 30 laying quails aged 44 days. This observations used descriptive Analysis by comparing between treatments. The treatments were control diet of corn (P0), treatment diet of sorghum (P1),treatment diet of sorghum + 1% Azolla pinnata meal (P2), treatment diet of sorghum + 2% Azolla pinnata meal (P3), and treatment diet of sorghum + 3% Azolla pinnata meal (P4). This research obtained about performace, egg weight, yolk weight, albumin weight, shell weight, shell thickness, yolk colour, Haugh Unit (HU) and values MDA (Malondialdehyde) on yolk egg. The result of this experiment showed that addition ofAzolla meal to sorghum proven to balance the carotenoid content indicated in the yolk score, not interfere with performance of quail, and antioxidant activity produced by Azollameal (beta-caroten).

Keyword : Azolla pinnata, egg quality, MDA (Malondialdehyde), sorghum

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