PENGARUH PEMBERIAN VITAMIN C TERHADAP SUSUT BOBOT SELAMA PENGANGKUTAN SAPI DARI PROVINSI LAMPUNG KE PALEMBANG
ABSTRACT: Weight loss due
stres during transportation had become economic defect on livestock business.
According to this situation, an operational research using 136 cattle were held
to evaluated effect of vitamin C treatment since the capability of vitamin C to
reduced stres. There are 68 heads which is oral treated using 500 mg vitamin C
and 68 control, respectively.
Observation were done on May-August 2014, during cattle transportation from
Karang Endah Sub district, Lampung Tengah Municipal, Lampung Province to
Palembang, Sumatera Selatan Province. Transportation repeated 6 times using
trucks consist of half treated, which has odd tag, and control cattle. Cattle
weighing were done before and after transportation, while data analyzed using
t-test. Observation showed that the weight lost difference between treated
(10,15%) and control (9,74%) is 0,41%
(P<0,05). Result also showed that vitamin C could saving of
Rp.647.595,00/truck/ transportation.
Penulis: Cahyo Wicaksono,
Didik Rudiono, Kusuma Adhianto
Kode Jurnal: jppeternakandd150123
