Feed Conditions Preference for type Ant (Oecophyla smaragdina) In Morphometric Swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus) Sunu Kuntjoro, Fida Rachmadiarti, Herlina Fitrihidajati
UNESA
Abstract
Swiftlet bird is a type of bird that produces a product in the form of a nest made from saliva. The reduced level of endurance of swiftlet birds was due to suboptimal feeding. The aim of this study was to determine the morphometric differences in swiftlets with different feed conditions of the ant species (Oecophyla smaragdina) to the weight gain, length and length of the tail and wings of the swiftlet bird (Aerodramus fuchipaghus) and to find the most optimal feed conditions of the ant species (Oecophyla smaragdina) for the growth of swiftlet birds (Aerodramus fuchipaghus). This type of research was experimental in the Swiftlet bird Sidayu home, Gresik, East Java. The data obtained were then analyzed descriptively. The results obtained morphometric differences in the administration of different types of ant. Furthermore, the optimal growth of swiftlet was in ant species in the form of white ants with an average growth of 11.18 gr (weight), 6.32 cm (wing length), 2.88 cm (tail length) and 7.14 cm ( body length).
Keywords: swiftlet bird (Aerodramus fuchipaghus), ant (Oecophyla smaragdina)
