Pengaruh Penambahan Tepung Daun Belimbing Wuluh (Averrhoa bilimbi L) Dan Enkapsulasi Belimbing Wuluh Sebagai Feed Additive Terhadap Performa Broiler.

This study was conducted to determine the effect of adding Averrhoa bilimbi L leaf meal and encapsulated Averrhoa bilimbi L on the broiler performance. The material used in this study included 120 broiler chickens, Averrhoa bilimbi L leaf meal and encapsulated Averrhoa bilimbi L. The research method used was a Complete Randomized Design with 6 treatments and 4 repeats. Each repeat of this study used 5 broiler chickens. The treatment in this study consisted of P0 control (ration with antibiotics Zinc bacitracin), P1 (Averrhoa bilimbi L leaf meal 1%), P2 (Averrhoa bilimbi L leaf meal 2%), P3 (encapsulated Averrhoa bilimbi L 1%), P4 (encapsulated Averrhoa bilimbi L 2%), P5 (Averrhoa bilimbi L leaf meal 1% encapsulated Averrhoa bilimbi L 1%). The variables observed were feed intake,body weight gain, feed conversion ratio and mortality. The data obtained were then analyzed using ANOVA and if there was a significant effect continued with Duncan's Multiple Range Test. The results showed that the addition of Averrhoa bilimbi L leaf meal and encapsulated Averrhoa bilimbi L as a feed addtive antibiotic growth promoter had a real effect (P<0.05) on feed consumption but no real effect (P>0.05) on weight gain, ration conversion and mortality. The conclusion of this study was Averrhoa bilimbi L leaf meal and encapsulated Averrhoa bilimbi L can be used as 2% in diets without affecting the broiler performance.