EFEKTIVITAS SALEP DAUN SIRIH DAN MENIRAN TERHADAP PENURUNAN JUMLAH BAKTERI PADA SAPI PERAH PENDERITA MASTITIS SUB KLINIS

Abstract

The study aimed to examine the effectiveness of daun sirih (Piper betle leaf ) and meniran
(Phyllanthus niruri) ointment to decrease the number of bacteria in milk of subclinical mastitis of
dairy cows have been conducted on a dairy farm in Pujon and in the Faculty of Agriculture-Animal
Husbandry Muhammadiyah University of Malang. Experiment has done with completely randomized
design and five treatments: group negative controls (given sterile Nacl), positive control (given
antiseptic iodine), Piper betle leaf ointment, Phyllanthus niruri ointment and mixed ointment (Piper
betle and Phyllanthus niruri) leaves mixed with a ratio 50 percent each herbal. Results showed the
number of bacteria in group treated with herbal ointment fewer than the group without treatment.
The number of bacteria on day 20 (end of study) decline of 90.35 percent in dairy cow with have
Piper betle leaf ointment; 87.92 percent with meniran ointment and 98.86 percent of the group
have mixed (Piper betle leaf and Phyllanthus niruri) ointment and the group receiving iodine
reached 98.86 percent.