THE ADDITION MANGOSTEEN PERICARP MEAL AND VITAMIN E IN THE DIET ON DIGESTIVE ORGANS, ACCESSORY ORGANS, REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS, AND CARCASS OF LAYING HENS

Abstract

This research aimed to study long-term addition natural herbal: mangosteen pericarp meal and non-herbal: vitamin E in the diet on digestive organs , accessory organs, reproductive organs, and carcass of laying hens. A total of 160 laying hens of Lohman strains ( 24 - w k-old) t he observation was conducted for 11 weeks. Designs used are a completely randomized design with four treatments and four replications (10 birds each). The treatments consisted of R0 (control diet), R1 (R0 + 1 g MPM/kg ration), R2 (R0 + 2 g MPM/kg ration) and R3 (R0 + 200 mg VE/kg ration). The variabel observation were digestive organs (percentage of crop, heart, gizzard, spleen, kidney, small intestine), accesory organs ( percentage of liver and bile), reproductive organs , body weight and carcass of laying hens. The results showed that all of treatments (RO, R1, R2, and R3) did not affect (P>0.05) internal organs (percentage of crop, heart, gizzard, spleen, kidney, small intestine), accesory organs ( percentage of liver and bile), reproductive organs , body weight and carcass of laying hens . In conclusion, long-term addition of mangosteen pericarp meal 1-2 g/kg ration and vitamin E 200 mg/kg in the diet no adversed effect on digestive organs , accesory organs , reproductive organs , body weight and carcass of laying hens.