Ration Formulation of Native Chicken from Fruit Fly (Drosophila melanogaster L.) and Water Hyacinth Flour (Eichornia crasipess (Mart.) Solms)

Abstract

Fruit flies and water hyacinths are believed to be able to increase body weight in native chickens because they have a relatively high protein content. This study aims to determine the effect and dose of fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster L.) with a combination of water hyacinth flour (Eichornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms) for consumption and body weight gain in native chickens (Gallus domesticus L.). The method used in this study used a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) method. Where this study was an experimental study using five treatments and four replications. The results showed that the average consumption of free-range chicken rations was 30.41 g per head per week, where P1 was the highest ration consumption at 6.75 g per head per week, and the lowest was at P4 at 5.72 g per head per week. On body weight gain, native chickens had an average of 11.42 g per head per week, where P2 had the highest average of 2.39 g per head per week and P1 with the lowest average of 2.13 grams per week. The consumption of free-range chicken rations tends to increase along with the composition of water hyacinth in the ration to 7.5%.