Potential of Brotowali, Red Ginger, and Propolis Extract Towards Productivity of Broiler Chicken

Abstract

Indonesia is a country where most of the population's income comes from agriculture and livestock. In the poultry sector, especially commercial broiler chickens are still the main priority for meeting people's animal protein needs. This research aims to determine the effectiveness of using brotowali extract, red ginger, and propolis as herbal ingredients used in drinking water towards productivity of broiler chicken. This research used a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with 5 treatments and 5 replications and each replication consisted of 5 broiler chickens. The treatment consisted of P0 = drinking water without adding extract (control), P1 = drinking water + 0.5% brotowali extract and 0.5% propolis extract, P2 = drinking water + 0.5% red ginger extract and 0, 5% propolis extract, P3= drinking water + 0.5% brotowali extract, 0.5% red ginger extract and 0.5% propolis extract, P4= drinking water + 1% propolis extract. Variables observed in productivity include consumption ratio, body weight, and conversion ratio. The results showed that the addition of brotowali extract, red ginger, and propolis given singly, a combination of 2 ingredients and a combination of 3 ingredients had a significant effect (P<0.05) on body weight gain and feed conversion. However, it has no real effect on ration consumption. The conclusion of this research is that the use of brotowali extract, red ginger, and propolis given singly, a combination of 2 ingredients and a combination of 3 ingredients in drinking water can increase the productivity of broiler chicken.