Blood Profile of Joper Chickens with Application of Saga Leaf Extract (Adenanthera pavonina) in Feed

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the application of Adenanthera pavonina (Saga) leaf extract as a feed additive on the blood profile of Joper chickens. The experimental design used in this experimental study was a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with four treatments and five replications. A total of one hundred one-day-old Joper chickens were included in one of the experimental treatments. The experimental treatments were control without Saga leaf extract (S0), 0.25% Saga leaf extract with basal feed (S1), 0.50% Saga leaf extract with basal feed (S2), and 0.75% Saga leaf extract with basal feed (S3). The variables evaluated were the blood profile of Joper chickens including hemoglobin, erythrocytes, hematocrit, Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH), Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC), Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV), leukocytes, monocytes, neutrophils, lymphocytes, and platelets. Blood profile data obtained from the study were analyzed using ANOVA in the Statistical Package for Social Science or SPSS. Duncan's Multiple Range Test (DMRT) was further analyzed for significantly different data (P<0.05). The results showed that Adenanthera pavonina (Saga) leaf extract could reduce MCV and platelet values ​​in Joper chickens. Nonetheless, this had no impact on the levels of hemoglobin, red blood cells, hematocrit, MCH, MCHC, white blood cells, lymphocytes, and monocytes. It can be inferred that aplication of  saga leaf extract in ration of Joper chickens did not affect most blood profile measurements.