Feed Intake and Feed Conversion Ratio of Broiler Supplemented with Herb Extract

Abstract

Traditional ingredients from herbal plants can be used as antioxidants because they contain curcumin compounds that can affect the metabolic processes of the livestock body. Herbal are obtained from several rhizomes such as turmeric, ginger, lemongrass, and Curcuma. This study investigated the effects of herbal ingredients added to drinking waters. The variables observed in this study were Feed Intake, increase in body weight, and Feed Conversion Ratio. One hundred DOC of two strains were randomly assigned to four treatment groups with five replicates of 10 birds each: control (0 addition of herb ingredients), Treatment 1 (100 mg/kg BW doses of addition), Treatment 2 (200 mg/kg BW doses of addition), and Treatment 3 (300 mg/kg BW doses of addition). The data obtained were analyzed using ANOVA and Duncan’s multiple distance test. The results showed that combining the three herbs applied in drinking water improved feed intake and feed conversion ratio in broiler strains CP 707 and MB 202. However, the 5% Duncan test did not find the best interaction. Based on the results, it can be concluded that the addition of herbal ingredients (turmeric, ginger, and temulawak) affects increasing broiler productivity in different strains, both in the value of feed intake, body weight gain, and feed conversion ratio. However, the best interaction between the two broiler strains has not been obtained.

Growth performance and carcass characteristics of broilers as affected by herbal decoction (Curcuma longa)

“…The present study contradict to the studies of Irwani et al,2022 andAbdel Raman et al, 2014) that supplementation of turmeric in the drinking water reflected highest significant records on feed conversion ratio and body weight gain of broilers.…”

Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Maggot Flour as Concentrate Substitution on Broiler Chickens Feed Consumption, Body Weight Gain and Feed Conversion Ratio

“…The ration conversion ratio is a reference for the efficiency level of ration consumed during maintenance. The ration conversion ratio is obtained from the ratio of ration consumption to production (body weight gain) within a certain time (Irwani et al, 2022). Based on the description above, the author wants to conduct research on the effect of concentrate substitution with Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) maggot flour on feed consumption, weight gain and feed conversion ratio in Cobb 500 finisher strain broiler chickens.…”

Perbandingan Bacitracin Zinc, Ekstrak Daun Ketapang, dan Ekstrak Rimpang Temulawak dalam Pakan terhadap Performa, Karkas, dan Organ Dalam Ayam Broiler

“…Rimpang temulawak telah lama digunakan untuk menambah palatabilitas, serta mengatasi sembelit, diare, dan masalah pencernaan lainnya (Rahmat et al, 2021). Selain itu, rimpang temulawak sudah sering digunakan untuk bahan aditif pakan (Irwani et al, 2021;Orinetha et al, 2022). Senyawa aktif terpen pada rimpang temulawak telah dilaporkan memiliki sifat antibakteri pada Escherichia coli (Akarchariya et al, 2017;Rahmat et al, 2021).…”

“…Orinetha et al (2022) juga menyatakan bahwa pemberian ekstrak temulawak tidak mempengaruhi konsumsi pakan ayam broiler. Hal serupa juga dinyatakan oleh Irwani et al (2021) bahwa pemberian temulawak tidak mempengaruhi konsumsi pakan ayam broiler.…”

“…Pertumbuhan patogen di usus dapat menyebabkan produksi metabolit berbahaya yang pada akhirnya merusak dinding usus (Sugiharto, 2016) sehingga mengurangi keberadaan bakteri patogen dapat memperbaiki struktur usus ayam broiler. Ekstrak daun ketapang dan rimpang temulawak memiliki senyawa anti bakteri patogen pada saluran pencernaan ayam broiler (Hidayati et al, 2022;Irwani et al, 2021;Orinetha et al, 2022). Aditif pakan fitobiotik dapat mengurangi produksi senyawa toksik, mengurangi kerusakan usus, dan menurunkan regenerasi lumen (Hashemi et al, 2014).…”