CHROMIUM PICOLINATE FEED SUPPLEMENT AND COMPOSITION OF MEAT IN BIRD

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of varying chromium picolinate feed supplement and composition of meant in bird. The study was carried out at a university farm in Diponegoro University in Indonesia. Ninety quail chicks were kept in a temperature of 340 degrees Celsius for one day. The chicks were then fed and monitored continuously. For three treatment sessions, the birds were placed in cages with a weight average of 14 days old. Each treatment consisted of three replicates and ten birds. The birds were kept in a cage with a weight of 50x50x50cm for four weeks. The control treatment was given without chromium while treatment one (T1) adding 250μg (0.25mlg) chromium picolinate/kg ration, treatment two (T2) adding 500μg (0.5mlg) chromium picolinate/kg ration. After the experiment ended, six birds were randomly selected for the study. They were weighed and measured for various parameters, such as carcass weight, cooking loss, and meat chemical composition. Statistical analyses revealed that the chromium supplementation did not affect the quail's measurements. It also suggested that the chromium in their ration was adequate to meet their normal requirements.