The effect of temulawak (Curcuma xanthorrhiza) flour addition in ration to male local lamb performance

Abstract

Abstract. Muqorrobin A, Subagyo YBP, Sudiyono. 2008. The effect of temulawak (Curcuma xanthorrhiza) flour addition in ration to male local lamb performance. Biofarmasi 6: 31-35. The aim of this research was to determine the effect of temulawak flour in ration on male local lamb performance. This research was conducted in Mini farm of Animal Husbandry Program of Agriculture Faculty of Sebelas Maret University located in Jatikuwung, Gondangrejo, Karanganyar on September 13^th 2007, until November 23^rd, 2007. This research used 16 lambs with 12.07±1.11 kg of body weight. The design used was a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with one-way classification divided into four treatments. Each treatment (P₀, P₁, P₂, P₃) consisted of four replications, and each replication used one local male lamb. The treatments were P₀ = 60% grass field + 40% concentrate + 0% temulawak flour (as a control); P1 = control + 0.5% temulawak flour; P₂ = control + 1% temulawak flour; and P₃ = control + 1.5% temulawak flour. The parameters observed were dry matter intake (in BK), average daily gain (ADG), feed conversion, and feed cost per gain. The data were analyzed by variance analysis to feed consumption, crude protein intake, feed conversion, and covariance analysis for average daily gain. The results of variance analysis showed that the addition of temulawak flour until the level of 1.5% in ration gave a non-significant effect (P?0.05) to feed intake, crude protein intake, and feed conversion. The covariance analysis for average daily gain (ADG) also showed a non-significant effect. The average of the treatments of P₀, P₁, P₂ and P₃ were: (i) the dry matter intake were 649.98, 589.99, 596.75, and 594.33 grams/head/day; (ii) crude protein intake were 99.02, 95.61, 96.67, and 96.40 grams/head/day, (iii) average daily gain (ADG) were 82.59, 73.22, 81.70, and 86.61 grams/head/day, (iv) feed conversion were 8.11, 8.19, 7.39, and 7.40; and (v) feed cost per gain were Rp9,499.87, Rp10,072.35, Rp9,523.28, and Rp9,976.14, respectively. This research concluded that the addition of temulawak flour until the level of 1.5% from the total ration did not need to be used in male local lamb livestock rations because there was no effect on the performance of local male lamb.