EFFECTS OF SWEET ORANGE (CITRUS SINENSIS) WASTE MEAL IN RATION ON BLOOD GLUCOSE, CHOLESTEROL LEVEL IN MEAT QUAIL

L. Adriani, M. Elfa, D. Latipudin

Abstract: Sweet orange waste, contain bioactive substances such as pectins, saponins, tannins, atsiri and flavonoids.
This research has been conducted in the Faculty of Animal Husbandry Universitas Padjadjaran on August 5, 2013 until September 27, 2013. This research aims to determine the effect of waste sweet orange meal in the ration on Blood glucose and Cholesterol level in Quails. The study was conducted with an experimental method using a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) consisting of five treatments (R1 = 0%, R2 = 3%, R3 = 5%, R4 = 7%, and R5 = 9% of sweet orange waste), each treatment was repeated four times, so the total is 100 female quails, aged 6 weeks. The result of the study based on statistical analysis showed that using sweet orange waste meal in ration has significant (P<0.05) for reducing cholesterol meat at level 3, 6, 9 and 12 %, while blood glucose level is not significant. (P>0.05). The conclusion is sweet orange waste meal can reduce cholesterol meat quails , and the lowest cholesterol meat content at level 3%

Keywords: blood glucose; cholesterol meat; quails; sweet orange waste

Date published: 2017-03-15