Improvement of Broiler Growth Performance by Feeding Butterfly Pea (Clitoria ternatea L.) Flower Meal

Iis Yuanita; Hastin Ernawati Nur Chusnul Chotimah; Lisnawaty Silitonga; Ellen Christ Tambunan

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Online Published: 28 Apr 2025

J Res Vet Sci. 2025; 5(3): 201-207

doi: 10.5455/JRVS.20250319021843

Improvement of Broiler Growth Performance by Feeding Butterfly Pea (Clitoria ternatea L.) Flower Meal

Iis Yuanita, Hastin Ernawati Nur Chusnul Chotimah, Lisnawaty Silitonga, Ellen Christ Tambunan.

Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of Butterfly pea flower meal (BPFM) on broiler performance.
Materials and Methods: A hundred day-old chicks (DOC) of the CP707 strain, with an initial body weight of 42.78 ± 3.50 g, were randomly divided into five treatments and five replications, with four chicks each. The treatments included BPFM0 = basal diet (BD), BPFM1 = BD + 1% BPMF, BPFM2 = BD + 2% BPFM, BPFM3 = BD + 3% BPFM, and BPFM4 = BD + 4% BPFM. The observed variables were broiler performance, total coliform, and the relative weights of internal organs and lymphoid.
Results: The results showed that feeding BPFM was able to increase the body weight gain and reduce the feed intake, resulting in more efficient feed conversion (p < 0.05). The Butterfly pea flower meal also suppressed the deposition of abdominal fat, and the total coliform bacteria in the ileum (p < 0.05). In addition, the size of the Fabricius bursa and lympha remained stable, while the thymus indicated a significant increase (p < 0.05). However, the dietary inclusion of BPFM did not affect the relative weight of internal organs (p > 0.05).
Conclusions: The addition of BPFM to the basal diet improve the productivity of broiler chickens, with the best level of Butterfly pea meal treatment at 4% (BPFM4).

Key words: Broiler, Butterfly Pea Flower Meal, Lymphoid Organs, Performance

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Yuanita I, Chotimah HENC, Silitonga L, Tambunan EC. Improvement of Broiler Growth Performance by Feeding Butterfly Pea (Clitoria ternatea L.) Flower Meal. J Res Vet Sci. 2025; 5(3): 201-207. doi:10.5455/JRVS.20250319021843

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Yuanita I, Chotimah HENC, Silitonga L, Tambunan EC. Improvement of Broiler Growth Performance by Feeding Butterfly Pea (Clitoria ternatea L.) Flower Meal. J Res Vet Sci. 2025; 5(3): 201-207. doi:10.5455/JRVS.20250319021843

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Yuanita I, Chotimah HENC, Silitonga L, Tambunan EC. Improvement of Broiler Growth Performance by Feeding Butterfly Pea (Clitoria ternatea L.) Flower Meal. J Res Vet Sci. (2025), [cited September 18, 2025]; 5(3): 201-207. doi:10.5455/JRVS.20250319021843

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Yuanita, I., Chotimah, . H. E. N. C., Silitonga, . L. & Tambunan, . E. C. (2025) Improvement of Broiler Growth Performance by Feeding Butterfly Pea (Clitoria ternatea L.) Flower Meal. J Res Vet Sci, 5 (3), 201-207. doi:10.5455/JRVS.20250319021843

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Yuanita, Iis, Hastin Ernawati Nur Chusnul Chotimah, Lisnawaty Silitonga, and Ellen Christ Tambunan. 2025. Improvement of Broiler Growth Performance by Feeding Butterfly Pea (Clitoria ternatea L.) Flower Meal. Journal of Research in Veterinary Sciences, 5 (3), 201-207. doi:10.5455/JRVS.20250319021843

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Yuanita, Iis, Hastin Ernawati Nur Chusnul Chotimah, Lisnawaty Silitonga, and Ellen Christ Tambunan. "Improvement of Broiler Growth Performance by Feeding Butterfly Pea (Clitoria ternatea L.) Flower Meal." Journal of Research in Veterinary Sciences 5 (2025), 201-207. doi:10.5455/JRVS.20250319021843

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Yuanita, I., Chotimah, . H. E. N. C., Silitonga, . L. & Tambunan, . E. C. (2025) Improvement of Broiler Growth Performance by Feeding Butterfly Pea (Clitoria ternatea L.) Flower Meal. Journal of Research in Veterinary Sciences, 5 (3), 201-207. doi:10.5455/JRVS.20250319021843

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