Abstract
Aim:The purpose of this study was to know the production performance and economic analysis in quail which use probiotic supplementation to alternate antibiotic growth promoter (AGP) to feed consumption, water consumption, egg production, egg mass, feed conversion, and feed efficiency.Materials and Methods:About 240 quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) at 14 weeks of age were completely randomized into four treatments, each treatment consisted of six replications and each replication consisted by 10 heads. The treatment was T0 (organic feed without AGP and without probiotic), T1 (organic feed + 0.001% AGP), T2 (organic feed + 0.005% probiotic in feed), and T3 (organic feed + 0.005% probiotic in drinking water). The probiotic consist of 1.2×105 CFU/g of Lactobacillus casei and Lactobacillus rhamnosus.Results:The results showed that the probiotic supplementation both in feed and water give a significant impact to feed consumption, water intake, feed conversion, feed efficiency, and quail day production, but no statistical difference of egg mass. The T3 also show the most profitable business analysis, which has the best result in income, profit, break-even point, return cost ratio, benefit-cost ratio, and return on investment.Conclusion:It can be concluded that giving 0.005% probiotic in drinking water to get the best egg production and profit.
Highlights
Quail is one of the popular livestock for being able to the needs of the animal protein for the society [1]
The research was conducted in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia. 240 heads of 14-week-old quail were randomized into four treatments (T0, T1, T2, and T3), each treatment consisted of six replications and each replication consisted by 10 heads, as follows: T0: Control, 100% organic feed T1: Organic feed + 0.001% antibiotic growth promoter (AGP) in feed T2: Organic feed + 0.005% probiotic in feed T3: Organic feed + 0.005% probiotic in drinking water
The results of analysis of variance (ANOVA) 5% can be seen that the addition of probiotics through feed and water, affect to the feed intake and water intake (p
Summary
Quail is one of the popular livestock for being able to the needs of the animal protein for the society [1]. The overuse of antibiotics may be harmful, which can cause quail resistance to pathogenic microorganisms and can cause residues in meat and eggs that can be very harmful to the consumers [1]. Probiotics are non-pathogenic microorganisms when consumed in certain quantities can provide health benefits [4]. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http:// creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated
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