Pengaruh Substitusi Jagung dengan Kombinasi Umbi Singkong dan Daun Indigofera zollingeriana terhadap Kinerja Produksi Puyuh Petelur (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

The Effect of Corn Substitution with a Combination of Cassava Tuber and Indigofera zollingeriana Leaves on the Production Performance of Laying Quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

Abstract

The availability of corn as the primary ingredient in poultry feed often becomes a constraint due to price fluctuations and limited supply. This study aims to evaluate the effect of substituting corn with a combination of cassava tubers as an energy source and Indigofera zollingeriana leaves as a protein source on feed intake, feed efficiency, daily egg production, and feed conversion in laying quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica). A completely randomized design (CRD) was used in this study, with 5 treatments and 4 replications. The treatments consisted of: P0 (0% combination of cassava tuber and Indigofera zollingeriana leaves (KSI)), P1 (10% combination KSI), P2 (20% combination KSI), P3 (30% combination KSI), and P4 (40% combination KSI). The results showed that the combination of cassava tubers and Indigofera as a corn substitute in laying quail feed had no significant effect (P>0.05) on feed intake, feed efficiency, daily egg production, and feed conversion. The inclusion of the cassava-Indigofera combination in feed up to 40% did not indicate any reduction in quail productivity.