The addition of calcium soap in the ration on the performance, carcass and abdominal fat of native chickens

This study aims to examine the effect of adding calcium soap (Ca-PFAD) to feed on performance, carcass and abdominal fat in native chickens. A total of two hundred and forty 6 week old native chickens were obtained from commercial native chicken farming with an average body weight of 662.52±21.75 g. All chickens were kept in a room with controlled environment. A total of 240 native chickens were divided randomly into four treatments, namely control feed without Ca-PFAD supplement as control (C0); feed supplemented with 2% Ca-PFAD (C1); added feed with 4% Ca-PFAD (C2); and diet supplemented with 6% Ca-PFAD. All diets were isocaloric and isonitrogen. Each treatment had six replications and each replication had 60 chickens. The results showed that the addition of 2-4% Ca-PFAD in feed significantly (P<0.05) improved performance, carcasses, carcass percentage and carcass meat percentage. The amount of pad fat and abdominal fat in chickens decreased significantly (P<0.05) with the addition of 2% Ca-PFAD in the feed. It can be concluded that the addition of 2% calcium soap (Ca-PFAD) in feed can improve performance and carcass quality in native chickens, on the other hand it can reduce the amount of abdominal fat.