Livestock and Animal Research
Vol 20, No 3 (2022): Livestock and Animal Research

Effect of date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) pit flour as alternative feed ingredients on egg quality of laying hens

Tasya Nur Karina (Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang 65145, Indonesia)
Osfar Sjofjan (Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang 65145, Indonesia)
Tri Eko Susilorini (Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang 65145, Indonesia)
Muhammad Halim Natsir (Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang 65145, Indonesia)

Article Info

Publish Date
11 Nov 2022

Abstract

Objective: The aims this study of evaluate the effect of use date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) pits as alternative feed ingredient on egg quality of laying hens.Methods: This study was designed to consist of 5 treatments and 5 replications using a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) and if the effect was significant (P>0.05) or very significant (P>0.01), then Duncan's Multiple Distance Test (DMRT) was continued. The treatment in this research was the use of date pit flour with different concentration levels, namely 0% (P0), 2.5% (P1), 5% (P2), 7.5% (P3), and 10% (P4).Results: The results showed that the use of date pit flour could increase egg weight, shell weight, shape index, and yolk color.Conclusions: The use of date pit flour (Phoenix dactylifera L.) up to 10% level was used to improve the egg quality of laying hens.

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Livestock and Animal Research
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lar

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Universitas Sebelas Maret

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Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Veterinary

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Livestock and Animal Research (Livest. Anim. Res.) publishes original research article in the field of livestock and other animal research. This journal previously titled as Sains Peternakan: Jurnal Penelitian Ilmu Peternakan and changed into Livestock and Animal Research in order to broaden the ...