Characteristics and quality of eggs from laying hens fed on Miana plant flour (Coleus atropurpureus L.)

Abstract

The objective of this study was to analyze the characteristics and quality of eggs from laying hens fed on miana plant flour (Coleus atropurpureus L.). A total of 200 brown laying hens. The method used was Completely Randomized Design (CRD with 5 treatments and 5 replications (each replication consisted of 8 birds, the treatments of miana plant flour (MPF) were 0 %, 0,5 %,1 %,1,5 %, and 2 %. The parameters were egg weight (g/bird), egg yolk weight (g/bird), yolk index (%), albumen index(%), and egg yolk color. The data were analyzed with ANOVA followed by Duncan’s test. Result showed that Miana Plant Flour up to 2 % was not significant difference (P>0,05) compared to control on egg index, egg white index, Haught unit, shell index, egg yolk index, egg shell thickness, and egg white index but significant difference (P < 0,01) on egg weight, egg mass, egg yolk color, egg yolk protein, egg cholesterol, egg yolk fat, egg white protein. Miana Plant Flour diets can be feed to the laying hens up to 2 % to produce eggs.