Effect of tea dregs (Camellia sinensis) in rations on carcass production of New Zealand White male rabbits

Abstract

Wibowo RY, J Riyanto, YBP Subagyo. 2014. Effect of tea dregs (Camellia sinensis) in rations on carcass production of New Zealand White male rabbits. Biofarmasi 12: 11-17. The purpose of this research is to know the effect of the tea waste utilization into the ration towards the carcass production of male New Zealand White rabbit. This research occurred as long as six weeks started from July 11th until August 22nd, 2007 at Kp. Pucangsawit, Jebres, Surakarta. The materials are 16 male New Zealand White rabbitts, they are about 500-1500 g weight. They devided into four types of treatments in two groups; it’s groups consist of two rabbits. The treatments were P0 (70% rendeng + 30% concentrate), P1 ( 67,5% rendeng + 27,5% concentrate + 5% tea waste), P2 (65% rendeng + 25% concentrate + 10% tea waste), P3 (62,5% rendeng + 22,5% concentrate + 15% tea waste). The variable encloses the final weight, carcass weight, carcass percentage, non-carcass weight, non-carcass percentage, meat weight, and meat bone ratio. The data was analyzed using randomised group pattern variance analysis. The result of this research showed that the average of these four kind of treatment these are P0, P1, P2, and P3 in a row for final weight 1827,5; 1679,5; 1514 and 1568 g, for carcass weight 880,5; 820; 714 and 688 g, for carcass persentage 48,12; 48,16; 46,46 and 43,92%, for non carcass weight 947; 859,5; 827 and 880 g, for non carcass persentage 51,89; 51,84; 53,54 and 56,08%, for meat weight 646; 569,5; 507,5 and 500 g, for meat bone ratio 2,75; 2,30; 2,58 and 2,88. The result of analysis of variance showed that the use of tea waste into the ration is not significantly affected for the final weight, carcass weight, carcass percentage, non-carcass weight, non-carcass percentage, meat weight, and meat bone ratio. The conclusion of this experiment is the use of tea waste had not been increasing carcass production of male New Zealand White rabbits yet.