An economic analysis of Kampung chicken production using the small water plant Azolla microphylla in their feed. | [Pakistan Journal of Nutrition • 2016]

Author(s):

1. Agus Setiad: Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Science, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia

2. Siswanto Imam Santoso: Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Science, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia

3. Sumarsono L. D. Mahfudz: Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Science, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia

4. A. B. Susanto: Department of Marine Science, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia

Abstract:

We investigated the physical appearance and feed cost of kampung chickens whose feed was supplemented with 20% Azolla in commercial feed. The experiment was carried out with 15-day-old kampung chicks assigned to two treatments. One hundred birds were used in the study, with 50 birds assigned to treatment 1 (T1) and 50 birds assigned to treatment 2 (T2). Birds in T1 received a control diet consisting solely of commercial feed, with the diet containing 210 G/kg of crude protein. Birds in T2 received a diet that included 20% Azolla microphylla (AM) mixed in the ‘commercial diet’; this diet contained 200.4 G/kg of crude protein. The experiments were conducted over a period of 8 weeks. No differences were found in feed consumption and the final weight of the birds, but birds who were fed the T2 diet had a better feed conversion ratio (FCR) (p

Page(s): 264-267

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Published: Journal: Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, Volume: 15, Issue: 3, Year: 2016

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