HOW GINGER VARIATION (Zingiber officinale) AFFECTS A DUCK-S (Anas javanicus) LEVEL OF GLUCOSE AND CHOLESTEROL THROUGH AUTOMATIC FEEDER
Mei Sulistyoningsih(1), Reni Rakhmawati(2)
Universitas PGRI Semarang
Abstract
Duck is one of the food sources consumed by Indonesians from all levels as an enormous source of protein and fat for all ages. This research aims to recognize the interaction between a variety of ginger (Zingiber officinale) in both automatic feeder and manual by observing the level of glucose and cholesterol. The research applied RAL experiment design using 2 x 2 factorial pattern with factor A as providing Zingiber officinale and Zingiber officinale Rosc. while factor B as using automatic feeder and feeding manually with 3 repetition. The treatments used in the experiment are J1P1 (feed + Zingiber officinale 2% + automatic feeder), J1P2 (feed + Zingiber officinale + manual feeder), J2P1 (feed + Zingiber officinale Rosc. 2% + automatic feeder), J2P2 (Feed + Zingiber officinale Rosc. 2% + manual feeder). The subject of the research was DOD (Day Old Duck) from Magelang which was raised since three days old up until the age of 8 weeks for sampling. The result of the research showed no interaction between feeding the ducks with Zingiber officinale or Zingiber officinale Rosc. using both automatic and manual feeder to the level of glucose and cholesterol in the ducks- blood (P > 0.05). The highest level of glucose came from J2P2 which consisted of feed + Zingiber officinale Rosc. + manual feeder reaching an average of 186 mg/dl. Meanwhile, the highest level of cholesterol was also reached in J2P2 with an average of 125.67 mg/dl.
Keywords: Zingiber officinale, Zingiber officinale Rosc., feeder, glucose, cholesterol
Topic: Biology