PENGARUH PENGGUNAAN LIMBAH UBI JALAR UNGU (Ipomoea batatas L.) DALAM RANSUM TERHADAP DISTRIBUSI LEMAK ABDOMEN AYAM KAMPUNG UNGGUL BALITBANGTAN

Abstrak

Utilization of purple sweet potato waste as an alternative natural feed ingredient, storing
antioxidants that are beneficial for livestock health. This study aims to determine the effect of
providing purple sweet potato waste on abdominal fat distribution in KUB chickens. The study
was conducted at Sesetan Farm, Faculty of Animal Husbandry, Udayana University for 2
months in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) of 4 treatments, 4 replications and each
unit divided into 6 chickens. The treatments given were (R0/control), 5% (R1), 10% (R2) and
15% (R3) purple sweet potato waste in the ration. The observed variable was abdominal fat
distribution including pad fat, mesenteric fat, ventricular fat and abdominal fat. The study findings indicate that the use of purple sweet potato waste up to 15% in the ration does not
affect abdominal fat distribution in KUB chickens.

ABSTRAK

Pemanfaatan limbah ubi jalar ungu menjadi alternatif bahan pakan alami, menyimpan
zat antioksidan yang bermanfaat bagi kesehatan ternak. Studi ini memiliki tujuan mengetahui
pengaruh pemberian limbah ubi jalar ungu terhadap distribusi lemak abdomen pada ayam
KUB. Penelitian dilangsungkan pada Farm Sesetan, Fakultas Peternakan, Universitas Udayana
sepanjang 2 bulan secara Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) dari 4 perlakuan, 4 ulangan serta
tiap-tiap unit terbagi atas 6 ekor ayam. Perlakuan yang diberikan ialah (R0/kontrol), 5% (R1),
10% (R2) dan 15% (R3) limbah ubi jalar ungu dalam ransum. Variabel yang diamati adalah
distribusi lemak abdomen meliputi lemak bantalan, lemak mesentium, lemak ventrikulus serta
lemak abdomen. Temuan studi mengindikasikan jika penggunaan limbah ubi jalar ungu sampai
15% dalam ransum tidak berpengaruh terhadap distribusi lemak abdomen pada ayam KUB.