EFEK PEMUASAAN PADA MASA DARA TERHADAP POLA PRODUKSI TELUR DAN DISTRIBUSI WAKTU OVIPOSISI PADA BURUNG PUYUH
ABSTRACT: The research is
aimed to investigate the effect of fasting at grower period (3 to 6 week of
age) on pattern of egg production and distribution of oviposition time in
Japanese quail. Three hundreds and forty female of Japanese quails at 3 week of
age were used in this research. The treatments were (1) without fasting or
control, (2) skip-a-day fasting, (3) nighttime fasting: 18.00 p.m to 06.00
a.m.; and (4) daytime fasting: 06.00 a.m to 18.00 p.m. Data collected were age
of the onset of laying (sexual maturity) until 12 weeks of age. The results
showed that (1) the peak of egg production of control group was faster (10
weeks of age) and higher (89,3%) than the quails of groups fasting at grower
period, but the peak of egg production was maintained longger than control
group; (2) there was a fact that the egg production compensation was happened
in fasting groups at grower period; (2) in quails group of daytime fasting at
was grower period the distribution of oviposition time was relative smoother
between periode observed: 12.00 – 18.00 p.m., 18.00 – 24.00 p.m. and 00.00 –
06.00 a.m., than other treatments.
Key words: japanese quail,
fasting, egg production, oviposition time
Penulis: Nani Zurahmah
Kode Jurnal: jppeternakandd100066
