Pengaruh Pemberian Tepung Daun Indigofera (Indigofera zollingeriana) pada Pakan Komersil dengan Feeding Rate Yang Berbeda terhadap Pertumbuhan Ikan Lele (Clarias sp.)

Abstract

Food sources are a very important factor for Indonesian society. One of the food ingredients is protein, protein is divided into two, namely animal and vegetable. Indonesian population's consumption of animal protein, although still below that of ASEAN countries, shows an increase every year. The fisheries sector can be a mainstay in providing quality food sources at affordable prices in order to increase people's protein consumption. Catfish is an economically important fish commodity whose supply is currently needed by the community. The high consumption of catfish from year to year causes high demand for catfish cultivation. Cultivation activities still experience various problems regarding maximum feed utilization and the success rate of fish harvesting which affects fish stocks on the market. There is a need for innovation in providing fish feed as the main nutrition provided by adding natural ingredients, namely Indigofera leaves (Indigofera zollingeriana) which can have a significant impact on the growth and mortality of cultivated catfish. The method used is the variance data analysis method (ANOVA). The treatment of adding Indigofera leaf flour (Indigofera zollingeriana) with different feeding rates to commercial feed showed results that had a very real effect on increasing the weight and length growth of catfish.