Effect of Mangosteen Peel Extract (Garcinia mangostana l.) with Supplemental Zinc and Copper on Performance and Egg Quality of Sentul Laying Chicken

Abstract

Mangosteen peel extract is a medicinal plant that can be used as an herbal supplement, containing xanthone compounds that function as antioxidants and antimicrobials. The research was conducted to determine the effect of Mangosteen Peel Extract with mineral (MPEm) as a feed supplement to the production and egg quality of Sentul Chicken. Sentul Chicken is a local chicken of west java which have potential as dual-purpose chickens. This study used 40 female chickens. The method used was a completely random design with five treatments namely, P0 (basal ration), P1 (basal ration with 60 mg/kg MPEm), P2 (basal ration with 120 mg/MPEm, P3 (basal ration with 180 mg/kg MPEm, P4 (basal ration with 240 mg/kg MPEm) and repeated four times. The result showed that the use of MPEm in the ration was significant (p<0.05) on conversion ration, hen-day, egg weight, egg cholesterol, the color of egg yolk, and the thickness of eggshell but not significant on consumption ration, haugh unit, and yolk index score. It can be concluded that MPEm can be used as a feed supplement until 180 ml/kg ration to give the best on performance production and eggs quality of Sentul chicken.