PENGARUH ADITIF TEPUNG JAHE (Zingiber officinale R) DALAM PAKAN TERHADAP BEBERAPA PROFIL KIMIA DARAH AYAM BROILER

Abstract

Ginger (Zingiber officinale R.) contains active compound such as oleoresin that can act as antioxidants, and thus can be used as a feed additive in broiler rations. The current study aimed to investigate the effect of ginger powder inclusion in broiler rations on blood biochemistry of broiler chickens. The study was conducted based on a completely randomized design. A hundred of broiler chicks were allotted to 4 dietary groups with 5 replications (each of which consisted of 5 birds). The groups included T0 (diet without ginger powder), T1 (diet containing 0.5% ginger powder), T2 (diet containing 1% ginger powder) and T3 (diet containing 1.5% ginger powder). Parameters observed were cholesterol, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and uric acid in blood. The results showed that dietary inclusion of ginger powder decreased (P<0.05) HDL level but had no impact on other parameters. The mean values of T0, T1, T2 and T3, respectively, for cholesterol levels were 156.92, 158.94, 146.55 and 146.57 mg/dL, triglycerides 97.32, 96.81, 102.38 and 99.33 mg/dL, HDL 98.56, 99.01, 87.31, and 86.11 mg/dL, LDL 38.99, 40.57, 38.76 and 40.59 mg/dL, uric acid 3.36, 2.76, 2.56 and 2.90 mg/dL. In conclusion, the inclusion of ginger powder in broiler rations up to 1.5% lowered HDL level, but did not cause other metabolic changes in the blood of broiler chickens.

Keywords: ginger powder, blood biochemistry, broiler chicks