Pengaruh Penambahan Asam Sitrat dan Zeolite Pada Litter Terhadap Karakteristik Litter Ayam Broiler Di Kandang Closed House

YOHANA IVEN AIKO, Prof. Ir. Wihandoyo, MS., Ph.D

2024 | Skripsi | ILMU DAN INDUSTRI PETERNAKAN

Kualitas litter pada kandang merupakan salah satu aspek untuk menunjang keberhasilan pemeliharaan ayam broiler. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penambahan asam sitrat dan zeolite pada litter terhadap karakteristik litter ayam broiler di kandang closed house. Day Old Chick (DOC) sebanyak 486 ekor dipelihara selama 28 hari dan dibagi secara acak menjadi 3 perlakuan. Setiap kelompok perlakuan dilakukan pengulangan sebanyak 6 kali dengan jumlah ayam masing-masing pengulangan sebanyak 27 ekor. Perlakuan dalam penelitian ini adalah menempatkan ayam pada alas litter sekam padi yang telah ditambah dengan asam sitrat dan zeolite. Tiga perlakuan yang diterapkan adalah PS : sekam padi tanpa tambahan, PAS : sekam padi yang di tambahkan dengan 0,24 Kg/m³asam sitrat, PZ : sekam padi yang di tambahkan dengan 1,2 Kg/m³ zeolite. Data yang diamati dari penelitian ini yaitu, kadar air, amonia, dan pH litter. Data yang diperoleh dari penelitian ini dilakukan analisis dengan metode ANOVA (analisis variansi) berdasarkan Rancangan Acak Lengkap Pola Searah dan apabila terdapat perbedaan antar perlakuan dilanjutkan dengan uji beda mean menggunakan Least Significance Different (LSD). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa rerata kadar air litter PS, PAS, dan PZ berturut-turut 25,00,  25,23, dan 24,99%. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa rerata amonia litter PS, PAS, dan PZ berturut-turut 3,10,  3,27, dan 3,06 ppm. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa rerata pH litter PS, PAS, dan PZ berturut-turut 8,17, 7,56, dan 8,35. Hasil penelitian penambahan asam sitrat pada litter ayam broiler di kandang closed house dapat berpengaruh (P<0>litter, namun tidak berpengaruh terhadap kadar air dan amonia litter (P>0,05). Penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa penambahan asam sitrat dan zeolite dapat menurunkan pH litter, namun tidak dapat menurunkan  kadar air dan amonia litter.

The quality of litter in the closed house is one aspect to support the success of broiler rearing.The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of adding citric acid and zeolite in litter characteristics of broiler chickens litter in closed house housing. Day Old Chick (DOC) as many as 486 chickens were raised for 28 days and randomly divided into 3 treatments. Each treatment group was repeated 6 times with the number of chickens for each repetition of 27 chickens. The treatment in this study was to place the chickens on a rice husk litter that had been added with citric acid and zeolite. The three treatments applied were PS: rice husk without addition, PAS: rice husk added with 0,24 Kg citric acid/m³, PZ: rice husk added with 1,2 Kg zeolite/m³. Data observed from this study were litter moisture content, litter ammonia, and litter pH. The data obtained from this study were analyzed by ANOVA (analysis of variance) method based on a Completely Randomized Design of Unidirectional Pattern and if there were differences between treatments, it was continued with a mean difference test using Least Significance Different (LSD). The results showed that the average moisture content of PS, PAS, and PZ litter was 25,00, 25,23, and 24,99%, respectively. The results showed that the average ammonia content of PS,  PAS, and PZ litter was 3,10,  3,27, and 3,06 ppm, respectively. The results showed that the mean pH of PS, PAS, and PZ litter was 8,17, 7,56, and 8,35, respectively. The results of the study of the addition of citric acid to broiler litter in closed house cages can have an effect (p<0>

Kata Kunci : Litter, karakteristik litter, zeolite, asam