The Effectiveness of Curcuma (Curcuma xanthorriza Roxb.) Addition in the Feed toward Super Kampong Chicken Performances

Research purposes were to analyze the effect of curcuma in the feed toward the performances of kampong
super chicken. The research materials used were 100 DOC (Day Old Chick) super kampong chicken The variables
was: body weight gain, body weight, consumption, feed conversion ratio, carcass weight, abdominal fat weight, meat
fat content, meat protein content, fat digestibility, crude fiber digestibility, protein biological value, and nitrogen
retention. The experimental design in this study used a Completely Randomized Design (CRD). The treatments as
follows: T0: Feed without curcuma 0.0 % (as control), T1: Feed with curcuma 0.33 %, T2: Feed with curcuma
0.67 % and T3: Feed with curcuma 1.00 % with five replications. The results of research, giving curcuma as feed
additive had a significant effect on body weight gain and final body weight of kampong super chicken but it had
no significant effect on feed consumption, feed conversion ratio, carcass weight, abdominal fat weight, fat content
meat, meat protein content, fat digestibility, crude fiber digestibility, protein biological value and nitrogen retention of
kampong super chicken. There were no significant differences between T0 and T1, but it was different from T2 and T3,
and T2 showed no difference with T3 on body weight gain and final body weight. The best treatment in this study was
T0 and T1, namely the addition of curcuma 0 % and 0.33 %. From the conclusion, we suggest using 0.33 % curcuma
as feed additive in the super kampong chicken feed for body weight gain and final body weight