COMBINATION EFFECT OF WATER EXTRACT HERBAL LEAVES ON DRINKING WATER TO STIMULATE THE GROWTH AND BIO-CONTROL OF PATHOGENIC BACTERIA IN BROILER

• Published in: PLANT ARCHIVES Vol. 21; no. 1
• Main Authors: W. Siti, N., Partama, I.B.G., Wibawa, A.A.P.P., Bidura, I.G.N.G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 20.04.2021
• ISSN: 0972-5210; 2581-6063
• DOI: 10.51470/PLANTARCHIVES.2021.v21.no1.225

This study aims to examine the effect of giving a combination of extract water from Sauropus androgynus (SL) and Moringa oleifera (ML) leaves through drinking water to stimulate the growth and health of broiler chickens. A total of 240 broiler chickens day-old chicks (DOC) with a homogeneous mean initial body weight of 40.19 ±0.18 g were randomly divided into four treatments and six replications in a completely randomized design. Drinking water treatments included: drinking water without herbal leaf extract as a control (A); drinking water with 3% ML water extract (B); drinking water with 3% SL water extract (C); and drinking water with 1.5% ML water extract+1.5% SL water extract (D), respectively. The results showed that the weight gain, feed efficiency, digestibility of feed in Group B, C, and D chickens were significantly (P<0.05) higher than Group A. In contrast, serum cholesterol levels and the number of Choliform and E. choli in chicken digesta decreased significantly (P<0.05). It can be concluded that the addition of Moringa leaf water extract, Sauropus, and their combination in broiler drinking water can improve broiler performance, reduce serum cholesterol levels and reduce the number of pathogenic bacteria.