PENGARUH PENGGUNAAN VIRGIN COCONUT OIL (VCO) DALAM RANSUM TERHADAP KECERNAAN ENERGI DAN PROTEIN TERNAK BABI FASE GROWER

Abstract

EFFECT OF UTILIZATION OF VIRGIN COCONUT OIL (VCO) IN THE DIET ON ENERGY AND PROTEIN DIGESTIBILITY OF GROWING PIGS. Utilization of virgin coconut oil (VCO) as a source of energy, not only increase the enegy in the diet, but also increase energy utilization efficiency. The increase of energy utilization efficiency depends on fat digestibility. The present study was designed to elaborate the effect of utilization of VCO in the diets on energy and protein digestibility of growing pigs. The experiment was conducted using 20 castrated male pigs aged 6-7 weeks weighing 32.5-41.5kg. The data were analyzed according to the linear model procedure for ANOVA appropriate for Randomized Block Design with 5 treatments and 4 replications. Treatments were formulated as follow: R0 = 100% control diet + VCO; R1 = 99.5% control diet + 0.5% VCO; R2 = 99% control diet + 1.0% VCO; R3 = 98.5% control diet + 1.5% VCO; and R4 = 98% control diet + 2.0% VCO. Parameters measured were: energy and protein digestibility. The result showed that the utilization ov VCO up to 4% in the diets, had no effect (P> 0. 05) on energy and protein digestibility. It can be concluded that the addition of VCO up to 2.0% in the diets has no significant influence on energy and protein digestibility of growing pigs. Keyword : Virgin coconut oil (VCO), Energy and Protein Digestibility, Growing Pigs.