S. SUBEKTI, - and S.S. SUMARTI , KIMIA UNNES and T.B. MURDIARTI, - (2008) Pengaruh Daun Katuk (Sauropus androgynus L. Merr) dalam Ransum terhadap Fungsi Reproduksi pada Puyuh. Jurnal Ilmu Ternak dan Veteriner, 13 (3). pp. 167-173. ISSN 1978-8304

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Abstract

Katuk (Sauropus androgynus L Merr) is known to contain carotenoids, vitamin E, vitamin C, protein, and sterol compounds. This study was aimed to determine the effect of phytosterol in Sauropus androgynus (SA) leaf on the reproductive system of female Quails. One hundred and fifty female Quails were raised from 2-27 weeks old. They were divided into three dietary treatment groups, with five replications and 10 quails in each replication. The treatment diets were: 1) control: diet without katuk leaf meal; 2) diet with 9% SA ethanol extract (TEK); 3) diet containing 9% SA meal (TDK). The TDK-fed quails laid their first eggs at 46 day of age, compared to the TEK (52 day) and the control group (53 day). The highest fertility (94.55%) and hatchability (93.29%) were obtained from the TDK fed quails at the age of 23 and 24 weeks, respectively. These findings indicated that the reproductive system of female quails were improved not only by phytosterol in SA leaf, but also by the β- carotene, vitamin C, α-tocopherol in SA leaf.

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