Utilization of Cattle Waste for Replaced Rice Bran on Native Chicken Feed to Reduce Feed Convertion Ratio (FCR)

Abstract

The main problem faced by laying chicken breeders is the rising price of food consistently while the price of eggs tends to be stable and often decreases. To anticipate this condition it is needed to be a breakthrough in overcoming the feed issues, especially bran. Utilization of cattle waste as livestock feed has been done by several people, but the product given is in the form which has not been processed or just dried it. Cattle fermented livestock wastes as poultry feed is expected to reduce feed costs incurred. The research was conducted in Jehem village, Tembuku District of Bangli Regency used laying hen as many as 250 tails divided into 5 treatments namely (P0) control = as usual standard feed ; P1: bran replaced by 5% livestock waste; P2: bran replaced by 10% of livestock waste; P3: P1 + probiotic Bio L 2 cc/litre of drinking water and P4: P2 + probiotic Bio L 2 cc/litre of drinking water. The average egg production after 180 days of production was 105.8 (P0), 109.1 (P1), 102.6 (P2), 106.3 (P3) and 108 grains (P4), those treatments were not significantly different (P> 0.05). Also Henday’s results (%) where P0; P1; P2; P3 and P4 yield 58.79; 60,60; 56.98; 59.05 and 59.57%, respectively and among those treatments were not significantly different (P> 0.05). While FCR for P0 is (77,52); P1: (79,60); P2: (78,45); P3: (73.75) and P4: (74.45) gr/head, and between P3 and P4 had a lower FCR (P <0.05) when it is compared to the FCR of P0’s treatment, P1 and P2. This means the use of Bio L probiotics can reduce the consumption of feed (FCR), and the use of livestock waste up to 10% as a substitute of bran does not affect productivity.