World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

EFFECT OF FERMENTED DRAGON FRUIT SKIN JUICE THROUGH DRINKING WATER ON QUAIL EGG PRODUCTION

Ningsih N. W. A.*, G. A. M. K. Dewi, E. Puspani, NW. Siti and I. G. N. G. Bidura

ABSTRACT

This study aims to determine the productivity of quail aged 7-15 weeks given fermented dragon fruit peel juice (FDJ) through drinking water. The design used was a completely randomized design consisting of 3 treatments and 6 replications where each replication consisted of 60 quails. The treatments were drinking water without fermented dragon fruit peel juice (P1), drinking water plus 4% fermented dragon fruit peel juice (P2) and drinking water plus 6% fermented dragon fruit peel juice (P3). The results showed that the addition of fermented dragon fruit peel juice 4% (P2) and 6% (P3) had a significant effect (P?0.05) on final body weight, carcass weight, daily egg production, and the number of intestinal lactic acid bacteria, but not significantly different (P?0.05) in nutrient digestibility, growth, feed efficiency, and egg weight. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the addition of fermented dragon fruit peel juice 4% and 6% in drinking water can increase growth, carcass weight, daily egg production, and the number of intestinal lactic acid bacteria, but has not affected nutrient digestibility, growth, feed efficiency, and egg weight.

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