Pengaruh Pemberian Fitobiotik Kunyit (Curcuma longa Linn) dan Mengkudu (Morinda citrifolia Linn) Dalam Air Minum Terhadap Kualitas Fisik Daging Ayam Broiler

Abstract

Phytobiotics are a form of natural feed additive that can replace the role of antibiotics, have active compounds to overcome stress and healing, as well as preventing disease in broiler chickens. Turmeric and noni are medicinal plants that can be used as phytobiotics, this is because they contain active compounds that can increase appetite, prevent the growth of bacteria in the intestinal tract, and facilitate intestinal digestion so that the nutrients in the feed are properly absorbed, and have an impact on improving the physical quality of broiler chicken meat. This research was conducted in December 2024 – January 2025 at the Animal Biology Cage, Animal Science Study Program, Animal Production Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Sumatera Utara, and Testing Laboratory, Chemistry Department, Lhokseumawe State Polytechnic. The design used in this research was a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with 4 treatments and 5 replications. Treatment consisted of providing drinking water with the addition of phytobiotics (P0 = 0% ; P1 = 5% ; P2 = 10% ; P3 = 15%). The parameters observed were pH value, water holding capacity, cooking loss, and meat tenderness. The results of the study showed that the addition of turmeric and noni phytobiotics in drinking water can provide a very significant effect (P<0.01) on the pH value of broiler chicken meat, while the addition of turmeric and noni phytobiotics in drinking water has no significant effect (P>0.05) on water holding capacity, cooking loss and tenderness.