INTISARI Kunyit (Curcuma domestica Valet) merupakan tanaman yang telah banyak digunakan sebagai aditif pakan golongan fitobiotik pada ayam broiler. Kunyit mengandung kurkumin, suatu zat aktif yang dapat meningkatkan daya tahan tubuh unggas. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efek fitobiotik kunyit terhadap profil darah puyuh pedaging. Seratus dua puluh delapan ekor puyuh pedaging dikelompokkan dalam 4 perlakuan dengan 4 ulangan berdasarkan Rancangan Acak Lengkap. Pakan yang diberikan

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... andung 24% protein kasar dan 2.900 kcal/kg metabolizable energy. Perlakuan yang diberikan adalah R0 (pakan basal + 0% tepung kunyit), R1 (pakan basal + 0,1% tepung kunyit), R2 (pakan basal + 0,5% tepung kunyit), dan R3 (pakan basal + 1,0% tepung kunyit). Peubah yang diamati adalah profil darah meliputi jumlah eritrosit, leukosit, hemoglobin (Hb), hematokrit, total protein plasma, neutrofil, limfosit, dan monosit. Data yang diperoleh selama 42 hari masa pemeliharaan dianalisis menggunakan analisis ragam berdasarkan Rancangan Acak Lengkap dilanjutkan dengan uji beda nyata terkecil. Pemberian tepung kunyit tidak memberikan pengaruh nyata terhadap jumlah eritrosit, hematokrit, Hb, dan kandungan total protein plasma darah puyuh. Pemberian tepung kunyit menunjukkan pengaruh (P<0,05) terhadap jumlah leukosit, neutrofil, limfosit, dan monosit puyuh. Penambahan tepung kunyit aras 1,0% dalam pakan puyuh pedaging secara nyata (P<0,05) memperlihatkan persentase neutrofil paling rendah yang menunjukkan adanya aktivitas antibakteri senyawa kurkumin yang terdapat di dalam kunyit. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemberian tepung kunyit sampai aras 1,0% dalam pakan puyuh pedaging menunjukkan adanya aktivitas imunomodulator dengan menekan persentase neutrofil dan merangsang proliferasi monosit. (Kata kunci: Kunyit, Puyuh, Profil darah) ABSTRACT Turmeric (Curcuma domestica Valet) is a plant that has a numerous used as feed additive belonging to phytobiotic group on broiler chicken. Turmeric contains curcumin, an active substance which is able to stimulate poultry immunity. This experiment was done to study the effect of turmeric as phytobiotic feed additive on quail blood profile. One hundred and twenty eight quails were grouped into 4 treatments with 4 replications based on completely randomized design. Diet used contain 24% crude protein and 2,900 kcal/kg metabolizable energy. The treatments were R0 (basal feed + 0% turmeric meal), R1 (basal feed + 0.1% turmeric meal), R2 (basal feed + 0.5% turmeric meal) and R3 (basal feed + 1.0% turmeric meal). Parameters measured were quail blood profile included erithrocyte and leucocyte count, haemoglobin (Hb), hematocrite, total plasma protein, lymphocyte, monocyte and neutrophil count. Data obtained during 42 days experiment was analyzed using analysis of variance based on completely randomized design and continued using least significant difference test. Turmeric meal did not affect the erythrocyte count, hematocrit, Hb and total plasma. Feeding turmeric gave a significant effect on leucocyte, neutrophil, lymphocyte and monocyte count. Addition 1.0% of turmeric meal in quail feed showed the lowest neutrophil percentage (P<0.05), indicated antibacterial activity of curcumin contained in turmeric. The application of turmeric meal up to 1.0% in quail feed showed immunomodulatory activity by decreased neutrophil percentage and stimulated monocyte proliferation in quail blood. (