Palm oil as energy source and its effect on cholesterol content in chicken
1995
Piliang, W.G. (Institut Pertanian Bogor (Indonesia))
A research was done to study the effect of palm oil in high fiber diet on the performance of laying hens as well as broilers and its relation to the synthesis of cholesterol which could trigger the development of atherosclerosis. One hundred twenty laying hens and 120 pullets and 120 broilers were each divided into five treatment groups. The treatment diets were Basal diet, Basal diet + 10 percent palm oil, Basal diet + 10 percent palm oil + 0.1 percent Cholesterin, Basal diet + 10 percent coconut oil, Basal diet + 10 percent coconut oil + 10 pecent cholesterin. The experiment were started at the age of four weeks old for broilers, 20 weeks for pullets, and 40 weeks of age for laying hens and conducted for 20 weeks period of experiment. Two week adaptation period were given before data collections. Total lipid, total cholesterol, Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) and High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) were analyzed from the plasma before and after the treatment diets were given. The results of the experiment indicated that palm oil gave better results as compared to that of coconut oil. Palm oil increased the egg production and feed efficiency for layers and increased average body weight in all experimental animals. Palm oil decreased the cholesterol content in the egg yolk, and somewhat tend to increase the average egg weight in layers. There was a tendency that serum LDL was not significantly influenced by palm oil but increased the serum HDL in the group given 10 percent palm oil. Palm oil also tend to somewhat decreased the serum cholesterol in the pullets
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