Kadar Hormon Testosteron dan Libido Pejantan Kambing Peranakan Etawah yang Disuplementasikan Tepung Daun Kelor (Moringa oleifera Lam)

Hormone Levels of Testosterone and Libido of Etawah Crossbreed Male Goats Supplemented with Moringa Leaf Powder (Moringa oleifera Lam)

Riski Sandrianto

Jurusan Peternakan, Fakultas Pertanian, Universitas Lambung Mangkurat Banjarbaru

ABSTRAK

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui Kadar Hormon Testoteron dan Libido Pejantan Kambing Peranakan Etawah (PE) yang mendapat pakan dengan suplementasi tepung daun Kelor (Moringa oleifera lam). Penelitian dilakukan dengan menggunakan 8 ekor kambing PE yang dibagi menjadi dua kelompok, yaitu kelompok kontrol dan kelompok perlakuan. Peubah yang diamati adalah kadar hormon testosteron dan Libido. Penelitian dilakukan selama 60 hari. Sampel darah diambil hari pada hari ke-0 dan kemudian hari ke-56. Kadar hormon testosteron dianalisis menggunakan uji ELISA. Data dianalisis menggunakan uji independent sampel T-test. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan tidak ada perbedaan rata-rata kadar hormon testosteron dan libido kambing PE kelompok kontrol dan kelompok perlakuan. Disimpulkan bahwa penggunaan tepung daun kelor sebanyak 15% dari berat konsentrat tidak nyata meningkatkan kadar hormon testosteron dan libido pejantan kambing PE.

Kata Kunci: Kadar hormon testosteron, Libido pejantan, Tepung daun kelor, Kambing PE.

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to determine the levels of testosterone and libido of Etawah crossbreed goats supplemented with Moringa leaf flour (Moringa oleifera lam).  The are 8 rams used in the study which are submmitted into 2 groups, those were control group and treatment group. The observed variabels were testosterone and libido levels. The feeding trial was conducted for 60 days. Blood samples were collected in the 0 day and the 56 days. Testosterone levels were analysed using ELISA assay.  Data was analyzed using the independent sample T test. Ram libido was determined by the ability to mate with females and the ability to produce sperm. Results showed that Moringa powder meal had no significant effect to testosterone levels and libidoo of PE ram. It is concluded that Moringa leaf powder as much as 15% of the concentrate did not significantly increase testosterone levels and libido of PE rams.

Keywords: Testosterone levels, libido, Moringa leaf powder, PE goat.