Potency of probiotics Bifidobacterium spp. and Lactobacillus casei to improve growth performance and business analysis in organic laying hens

Vet World Vol.12 June-2019 Article-21

Research Article

Veterinary World, 12(6): 860-867

https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2019.860-867

Widya Paramita Lokapirnasari^1,2, Teguh Bagus Pribadi³, Anam Al Arif¹, Soeharsono Soeharsono⁴, Sri Hidanah¹, Nenny Harijani⁵, Rifqy Najwan³, Khoirul Huda³, Hana Cipka Pramuda Wardhani³, Nabil Fariz Noor Rahman³, and Andreas Berny Yulianto⁶

1. Department of Animal Husbandry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Jl. Mulyorejo, Kampus C, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
2. Halal Research Center, Universitas Airlangga, Jl. Mulyorejo, Kampus C, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
3. Magister of Veterinary Agribusiness, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia.
4. Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia.
5. Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia.
6. Sains Veteriner, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.

Background and Aim: This study aimed to determine the use of probiotics Bifidobacterium spp. and Lactobacillus casei as alternative antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) to improve growth performance and business analysis.

Materials and Methods: This study used a completely randomized factorial design. The first factor was the time of administration (1, 2, 3, and 4 weeks) and the second was the use of probiotics (control without probiotics; 0.1% AGP and 0.5% Bifidobacterium spp. + 0.25% L. casei). One hundred and eighty laying hens (Lohmann strain), of 30 weeks old, were divided into 12 treatment groups, composed of five replicates, each consisting of three laying hens.

Results: The results showed that using 0.5% Bifidobacterium spp. + 0.25% L. casei in weeks 1 and 2 showed the lowest feed intake (FI) (112.11-112.19 g/day), the highest egg weight (60.28 g) in the 1st week, the lowest feed conversion ratio (FCR) (2.21-2.23), and highest feed efficiency (44.75-45.25%) for 3-4 weeks, and the highest hen-day production (86.66-86.90%) for 3-4 weeks and the most profitable business analysis (IDR. 30,353).

Conclusion: Based on the results, it can be concluded that the addition of 0.5% Bifidobacterium spp. + 25% L. casei probiotics can be used as a substitute for AGP; it can reduce the FI and FCR, increasing egg weight, feed efficiency, and hen-day production, as well as illustrating the results of the most profitable business analysis. Keywords: antibiotic growth promoters, business analysis, growth performance, hen-day production, probiotics.

Keywords: antibiotic growth promoters, business analysis, growth performance, hen-day production, probiotics.

How to cite this article: Lokapirnasari WP, Pribadi TB, Al Arif A, Soeharsono S, Hidanah S, Harijani N, Najwan R, Huda K, Wardhani HCP, Rahman NFN, Yulianto AB (2019) Potency of probiotics Bifidobacterium spp. and Lactobacillus casei to improve growth performance and business analysis in organic laying hens, Veterinary World, 12(6): 860-867.

Received: 16-02-2019 Accepted: 13-05-2019 Published online: 21-06-2019

Corresponding author: Widya Paramita Lokapirnasari E-mail: widyaparamitalokapirnasari@gmail.com

DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2019.860-867

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