The effect of Cattle Fat and Coconut Oil on the Blood LDL Cholesterol of the Chicken (Gallus gallus)

Abstract

This study was conducted to know the influence of cattle fat and coconut oil in affecting blood
LDL cholesterol. Eighteen male local chickens (Gallus gallus) at the age of 2 months were used. The
chickens were allotted into 3 groups of 6 each. The chickens in each groups were fed with 521 standard
ration (control groups); 9% cattle fat in standard ration 521 (group II); 9% coconut oil in standard
ration 521 (group III) for 45 days. All chickens were fed ration and drunk ad libitum every day. At the
end of the experiment, the blood samples were collected for analysis blood LDL cholesterol with
enzymatic methods using spectrophotometre. Analysis of variance with completely randomized design
indicated that treatment significantly effect on blood LDL cholesterol (P<0.01). From the results could be
concluded that cattle fat 9% supplementation could be increase blood LDL cholesterol levels. While
coconut oil supplementation significantly effect on decrease blood LDL cholesterol levels.

Keywords: cattle fat, coconut oil, LDL cholesterol