Abstract

This experiment was conducted to find performance and percentage carcass of kampung chicken was given fermented dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) peel on drinking water. This study was carried out 8 weeks at Mengesta village, Penebel district, Tabanan regency, Bali used Completely Randomized Design (CRD) consisting of 4 treatments and 5 replications each consisting of 4 kampung chickens. The treatments were drinking water without fermented dragon fruit peels (P0), drinking water with 2% fermented dragon fruit peels (P1), drinking water with 4% fermented dragon fruit peels (P2), and drinking water with 6% fermented dragon fruit peels (P3). The observed variables were performance and carcass. The results of study had a significant effect (P<0,05) on wing percentage not significantly different (P>0,05) on ration consumption, drinking water consumption, weight gain, weight final body feed conversion ratio, carcass percentage, chest percentage, thigh percentage, and back percentage. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that given fermented dragon fruit peel to drinking water at level 2% - 6% cannot increase performance dan percentage carcass of kampung chicken.

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