PERBANDINGAN SISTEM POSTAL DAN SISTEM BATERAI TERHADAP HEN DAY PRODUCTION DAN MORTALITAS AYAM PETELUR FASE PUNCAK PRODUKSI

Abstract

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbandingan Hen Day Production (HDP) dan mortalitas antara sistem kandang postal dan sistem kandang baterai pada ayam petelur fase puncak produksi. Penelitian dilaksanakan di PT. Niki Tunggal Farm, Desa Rekesan, Kecamatan Sumbersuko, Kabupaten Lumajang, Provinsi Jawa Timur, menggunakan ayam petelur strain Hy-Line sebanyak 1.000 ekor per kandang pada rentang umur 32-36 minggu. Metode penelitian adalah survei komparatif dengan pendekatan kuantitatif berbasis data sekunder (recording produksi), meliputi Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR), mortalitas, Hen Day Production (HDP), dan egg mass, yang dianalisis secara deskriptif kemudian diuji beda menggunakan Independent Sample t-Test atau Mann-Whitney U. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan rerata FCR pada sistem postal (1,9310±0,00568) berbeda sangat nyata (P<0,01) lebih rendah dibandingkan sistem baterai (2,6340±0,17475). Mortalitas pada sistem postal (0,3010±0,13304 ekor/hari) juga berbeda sangat nyata (P<0,01) lebih rendah dibandingkan sistem baterai (1,2490±0,18064 ekor/hari). Sebaliknya, HDP pada sistem baterai (88,7880±0,30221%) berbeda sangat nyata (P<0,01) lebih tinggi dibandingkan sistem postal (79,8100±5,43420%), demikian pula egg mass pada sistem baterai (59,5550±0,18846 g/ekor) berbeda sangat nyata (P<0,01) lebih tinggi dibandingkan sistem postal (57,4770±0,26171 g/ekor). Kesimpulan penelitian adalah sistem baterai unggul pada parameter produksi (HDP dan egg mass), sedangkan sistem postal unggul pada efisiensi pakan (FCR) dan kelangsungan hidup ayam (mortalitas), sehingga pemilihan sistem kandang perlu disesuaikan dengan prioritas manajemen peternakan.

Kata kunci : sistem postal, sistem baterai, Hen Day Production, mortalitas, ayam petelur

COMPARISON OF POSTAL AND BATTERY CAGE SYSTEMS ON HEN DAY PRODUCTION AND MORTALITY OF LAYING HENS AT THE PEAK PRODUCTION PHASE

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to compare Hen Day Production (HDP) and mortality between the postal (litter) and battery cage systems in laying hens at the peak production phase. The research was conducted at PT. Niki Tunggal Farm, Rekesan Village, Sumbersuko District, Lumajang Regency, East Java, using Hy-Line strain laying hens (1,000 birds per house) aged 32-36 weeks. The method used was a quantitative comparative survey based on secondary data (production records), covering Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR), mortality, Hen Day Production (HDP), and egg mass, analysed descriptively and then tested using an Independent Sample t-Test or Mann-Whitney U test. The results showed that the mean FCR of the postal system (1.9310±0.00568) was highly significantly lower (P<0.01) than that of the battery system (2.6340±0.17475). Mortality in the postal system (0.3010±0.13304 birds/day) was also highly significantly lower (P<0.01) than in the battery system (1.2490±0.18064 birds/day). In contrast, HDP in the battery system (88.7880±0.30221%) was highly significantly higher (P<0.01) than in the postal system (79.8100±5.43420%), as was egg mass in the battery system (59.5550±0.18846 g/bird) compared with the postal system (57.4770±0.26171 g/bird). The study concluded that the battery system was superior in production parameters (HDP and egg mass), while the postal system was superior in feed efficiency (FCR) and bird survival (mortality), so the choice of housing system should be adjusted to the farmer's management priorities.

Keyword : postal system, battery system, Hen Day Production, mortality, laying hens