Optimalisasi Penggunaan Ekstrak Daun Beluntas (Pluchea Indica L) Terhadap Kualitas Karkas Ayam Pedaging

The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal use of leaf extracts Pluchea indica L on carcass quality of broilers. Research using the day-old chick 100 broiler strains Lohmann was not differentiated sex and maintained for 35 days. The design used was a complete randomized design consisting of 4 treatments with 6 replications. Treatment P1 was leaf extract Pluchea indica L for 3 weeks starting at the age of 1 week, treatment P2 was leaf extract Pluchea indica L for 2 weeks starting at the age of 2 weeks , treatment P3 was leaf extract Pluchea indica L for 1 week starting at age 3 weeks , and P4 treatment was no provision for maintenance L leaf extract Pluchea indica. Observation variables measured were carcass percentage (%), abdominal fat percentage (%), meat fat content (%), weight of internal organs, and the percentage of carcass weight pieces. The results showed that: 1) the use of leaf extract Pluchea indica L treatment the percentage of broiler carcasses showed no difference, 2) use of leaf extract Pluchea indica L significant effect on broiler abdominal fat percentage, 3) Use of leaf extract Pluchea indica L significantly affect the fat content of broiler meat , 4) Treatment use leaf extract Pluchea indica L against organ weights in section broiler gizzard and spleen showed no difference, while the use of leaf extracts Pluchea indica L significant effect on organ weights in parts of the heart, liver and small intestine of broilers, 5) Treatment uses leaf extract Pluchea indica L the percentage of carcass weight pieces chest and back broilers showed no difference, while the use of leaf extracts Pluchea indica L significant effect on the percentage of carcass weight piece front, back, wings and thighs broiler. Keywords: Pluchea indica L, carcass quality, broiler