Performans Ayam Broiler Strain Cobb dengan Penambahan Tepung Daun Pepaya (Carica papaya Linn) dalam Ransum

Abstract

The use of papaya leaf in order to improve the performance of poultry in general it is possible,
it is because the enzyme papain which works to increase appetite in the presence of polyphenols
that give a distinctive taste, in addition to the enzyme papain also helps the absorption of
nutrients, amino acids settings, optimize work colon and remove toxins the body, so the immune
system can be improved and the performance can be improved chicken anyway. Application of
papaya leaf powder in broiler rations as a producer of meat has not been known. Broiler
chickens which have experienced a lot of genetic modification, so as to take advantage of feed
to produce meat in a relatively short time. In this study, researchers wanted to see how far the
effect of papaya leaf meal in broiler ration Cobb strain on feed consumption, body weight gain,
feed conversion and weight gain end. This research method using a completely randomized
design (CRD) with 5 treatments and 4 replications which consists of 4 hens each replication,
thus cobb broiler strains used as many as 80 tails. This research is the treatment rate of
addition of papaya leaf meal in the ration consisting of: without the addition of papaya leaf  powder (control, P0), the addition of 1.5% papaya leaf powder (P1), 3% (P2), 4,5% (P3), 6%
(P4). Results of this study indicate that the addition of papaya leaf meal rations did not
significantly affect feed intake, weight gain, feed conversion and weight gain end. But the best
individual treatment groups to improve the performance of broiler chickens is at P1 treatment
by 1.5% due to increased feed intake, weight gain and final body weight, and can lower feed
conversion, although not statistically significant.