Pengaruh Pemberian Air Minum Berbasis Tanaman Serai (Cymbopogon citratus) dan Kecombrang (Etlingera elatior) terhadap Karkas Ayam Broiler

Abstract

The Effect of Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) and Torch ginger (Etlingera elatior) Plant-Based Drinking Water on Broiler Carcasses was conducted in the cage of the Animal Husbandry Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, University of North Sumatra from March to April 2023. The study was conducted experimentally using a completely randomized design (CRD) with 4 treatments and 5 replicates. The treatments were P0 = Control, P1 = Drinking water with 25% lemongrass plant decoction, P2 = Drinking water with 25% torch nginger plant decoction, P3 = Drinking water with 25% lemongrass and torch ginger plant decoction. The parameters observed were slaughter weight, carcass weight and broiler carcass percentage. The results of the research showed that providing drinking water based on lemongrass and torch ginger as well as a combination of these two ingredients produced an average slaughter weight of 1832.85 g/head, carcass weight of 1423.33 g/head, and a broiler carcass percentage of 76.77%. The results of the analysis showed that giving all these treatments gave results that were not significantly different in slaughter weight, carcass weight and broiler carcass percentage.