PENGARUH PENAMBAHAN EKSTRAK CIPLUKAN (Physalis angulata L.) DALAM AIR MINUM TERHADAP PERFORMA BROILER

Abstract

In the animal husbandry industry right now, the use of antibiotics as feed additives has
drawn a lot of criticism because it causes resistance. Therefore, there is a need for natural feed additives to boost broiler performance. This research aims to investigate the effect of adding
ciplukan extract (Physalis angulata L.) to drinking water on broiler performance. The research
was conducted over 30 days using a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with three treatment
groups and six replicates. Each replicate involved five broilers with an average initial body
weight of 49.6±2.48 g. The treatments applied were: P0 (control, only regular drinking water),
P1 (drinking water supplemented with 2% ciplukan extract), and P2 (drinking water
supplemented with 4% ciplukan extract). The variables observed in this research included initial
body weight, feed intake, drinking water intake, final body weight, weight gain, and feed
conversion ratio (FCR). The results of this research indicate that the addition of ciplukan extract
at concentrations of 2% and 4% has a significant effect (P<0.05) on feed intake, FCR and
drinking water intake. However, there is no significant difference (P>0.05) in final body weight
and weight gain of broilers with the addition of this extract. In summary, it can be concluded that
the administration of ciplukan extract at 2% and 4% through drinking water reduces feed intake
and FCR while increasing water intake. However, the addition of ciplukan extract at both levels
(2% and 4%) does not significantly increase final body weight and weight gain of broilers during
the 1-30 day rearing period.

ABSTRAK

Di dunia peternakan saat ini, pemberian antibiotik sebagai feed additive banyak menuai
hal negatif, karena menimbulkan resistensi. Maka perlu adanya feed additive alami dalam
memacu performa broiler. Penelitian ini mempunyai tujuan untuk meneliti dampak penambahan
ekstrak ciplukan (Physalis angulata L.) pada air minum terhadap performa broiler. Penelitian ini
dilakukan selama 30 hari menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) dengan tiga jenis
perlakuan dan enam kali ulangan. Masing-masing ulangan melibatkan lima ekor broiler dengan
rata-rata bobot badan awal 49,6±2,48 g. Perlakuan yang diterapkan yaitu: P0 (kontrol, air minum
biasa), P1 (air minum ditambahi 2% ekstrak ciplukan), dan P2 (air minum ditambahi 4% ekstrak
ciplukan). Variabel yang diteliti dalam penelitian ini meliputi bobot badan awal, tingkat
konsumsi ransum, jumlah konsumsi air minum, bobot badan akhir, pertambahan bobot badan,
dan feed conversion ratio (FCR). Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa penambahan ekstrak
ciplukan pada konsentrasi 2% dan 4% memberikan pengaruh signifikan (P<0,05) terhadap
konsumsi ransum, FCR dan konsumsi air minum. Namun, tidak ada perbedaan yang signifikan
(P>0,05) pada bobot badan akhir dan pertambahan bobot badan broiler dengan penambahan
ekstrak ini. Secara ringkas, dapat disimpulkan bahwa pemberian ekstrak ciplukan sebesar 2%
dan 4% melalui air minum dapat mengurangi konsumsi ransum serta FCR, sekaligus
meningkatkan suatu konsumsi air minum. Akan tetapi, penambahan ekstrak ciplukan pada kedua
level tersebut (2% dan 4%) tidak secara berarti meningkatkan bobot badan akhir dan
pertambahan bobot badan broiler selama periode pemeliharaan 1-30 hari.