Internat. J. Sci. Eng., Vol. 8(1)2015:65-68, January 2015, Sukarman Hadi Jaya Putra et al. 65 © IJSE – ISSN: 2086-5023, January 2015, All rights reserved International Journal of Science and Engineering (IJSE) Home page: http://ejournal.undip.ac.id/index.php/ijse Profile Triglycerides Japanese Quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) After Giving Turmeric (Curcuma longa) Powder Sukarman Hadi Jaya Putra #) , Tyas Rini Saraswati ##) , Sri Isdadiyanto ##) #) Department Of Master Biologi. Faculty Of Science and Mathematics, Diponegoro University. Semarang ##) Department Of Biologi. Faculty Of Science and Mathematics, Diponegoro University. Semarang Email: sukarmanhjp@yahoo.co.id Abstract - The purpose of this study was to determine the triglyceride profile of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) after being given the parameters of turmeric (Curcuma longa) powder; feed intake, profiles of liver triglycerides, profiles of serum triglycerides and profiles of meat triglycerides. This study uses an experimental method with A Completely Randomized Design Pattern. Test animals used were 45 female Japanese quails were divided into 3 groups, namely; P0: quail were not given turmeric powder, P1: quail were given turmeric powder a dose of 54 mg/quail/day, P3: quail were given turmeric powder a dose of 108 mg/quail/day. Each group with 5 replications. Each repeat consists of 3 Japanese quails. Provision of treatment every day for 30 days starting from the age of 14 days. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by Duncan's test with 95% confidence interval (α = 0.05 level). Analysis of the data used is software Minitab software 16. Results showed that the levels of turmeric powder are given in Japanese quail significant (P˂0.05) on liver triglyceride levels, serum and Japanese quail meat but had no significant effect (P˃0.05) on consumption feed. The results showed that the optimal dose of turmeric powder to lower triglyceride levels of Japanese quail is 108 mg/quail/day as evidenced by the highest decrease in liver triglyceride profiles, profiles of serum triglycerides and triglyceride profiles of Japanese quail meat compared with other treatments. Keywords—Turmeric (Curcuma longa), Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica), Triglycerides Submission: October 3, 2014 Corrected : December 1, 2014 Accepted: December 27, 2014 Doi: 10.12777/ijse.8.1.65-68 [How to cite this article: Putra, S.H.J., Saraswati, T.R., Isdadiyanto, S. 2015. Profile Triglycerides Japanese Quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) After Giving Turmeric (Curcuma longa) Powder, International Journal of Science and Engineering, Vol. 8(1),65-68 . Doi: 10.12777/ijse.8.1.65-68 I. INTRODUCTION Nutritional needs of the people of Indonesia have increased. Animal protein is a major factor determining the level of social welfare. Distribution of energy consumption patterns in Indonesia is 9-14% energy protein, 24-36% energy fat, and 54-63% carbohydrate energy. The distribution was not as expected is 5-15% energy protein, 25-55% energy fat, and 40-60% carbohydrates. One example of nutritional needs, especially protein seen in the development of egg consumption in Indonesia. Availability of eggs from 2009 to 2012 has increased the 903 thousand tons to 1.06 million tons, and is predicted to increase in the next year to reach 1.14 million tons in 2014 (Respati et al., 2013). Japanese quail (Coturnix cuturnix japonica) became one of the livestock sector is efficient in providing good protein derived from eggs and meat, because it is a food with high animal sources. Advantage in raising quail, which is the age of six weeks of quail (Coturnix cuturnix japonica) already in production, does not require a large capital, easy maintenance and can be cultivated on a limited land (Nixon, 2008). Protein content of 13.1% and 11.1% fat in quail better than other poultry, such as chicken and duck (Tuti, 2012). The high fat content in Japanese quail is one of the causes of the lack of interest of the community to consume quail, both Japanese quail eggs and meat. Lipids in the body comes from the feed along with proteins and carbohydrates. In cells, lipids packaged in the form of triglycerides. Triglycerides are the most common fat found in quail. Carbohydrates are synthesized to produce energy, the excess carbohydrates are stored in the form of meat and lipid dii abdomen. Protein cholesterol and triglycerides with an vitolegenin forming materials Vitolegenin synthesized in the liver that is packaged in the form of VLDL, then transferred to the follicle in the ovary and ocumulated as egg yolk or vitolegenin (Salvante et al., 2007). The content of phytoestrogens in turmeric can stimulate the hormone estrogen in synthesizing vitolegenin (Ravinder et al., 2007). Vitolegenin induced by the hormone estrogen (Yamashita et al., 2011 ), then transported via the blood to the oocyte for follicle development (Ito et al., 2003). Oocyte growth followed by an increase in oocyte accumulation vitolegenin. Powdered turmeric (Curcuma longa) is one supplement that can affect the lipid profile and cholesterol. Curcumin in