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The Effect of Water Extract of Leaves Moringa oleifera on Egg Production and Yolk Cholesterol Levels in Egg Laying Hens
Ni Wayan Siti I Gst. Nym. Gde Bidura Ida Ayu Putri Utami
Volume : 34 Nomor : 2 Published : 2017, October
Journal Biological and Chemical Research
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The Effect of Water Extract of Leaves Moringa oleifera on Egg Production and Yolk Cholesterol Levels in Egg Laying Hens Ni Wayan Siti, I.G.N.G. Bidura and Ida Ayu Putri Utami Faculty of Animal Science, Udayana University, Denpasar-Bali, Indonesia, Jl. PB. Soedirman, Denpasar-Bali, Indonesia ABSTRACT The present study was conducted to determine the effect of Moringa oleifera leaves water extract on the egg production and yolk cholesterol level of 30-week old hens. This research was feeding trial using 120 laying chickens Lohmann Brown 30 weeks of age in a complete randomized design (RAL) with four treatments and 6 replications. The four treatments are the provision of drinking water without the extraction of Moringa leaf water as a control (A); drinking water, each added 2%, 4%, and 6% of Moringa leaf water extraction as treated B, C, and D, respectively. The results showed that the addition of Moringa oleifera leaf extract at a concentration of 2-6 cc/100 cc of drinking water was significant (P<0.05) to increase egg weight, egg count, hen-day production, feed efficiency, and egg yolk color of Lohmann Brown up to 30 weeks of ages. In contrast, significantly (P<0.05) reduced the fat content in eggs and egg cholesterol. It can be concluded that the addition of Moringa oleifera leaf extract at a concentration of 2-6 cc/100 cc of drinking water can increase egg production and decrease the cholesterol content of egg laying hens. Key words: Moringa oleifera, Phytochemicals, Cholesterol and Eggs.