To be Healthy, Chicken also Drinks Jamu STMJ Made by IPB Students

 A number of students of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FKH) Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) created herbal medicine as an alternative to antibiotic growth promoter (AGP) mixed in broiler chicken feed. The students are Nabillah Ananda, Seftian Syahri Putra, Rina Astuti, Yoga Rivaldi, and Annisa Zikriatin Nafilah, under the guidance of Dr. drh. Aulia Andi Mustika.

"This herb is an alternative in improving the quality of safe, healthy, whole and halal (ASUH) broiler chicken," said Nabillah.

Nabillah said the research was based on the use of AGP to increase livestock productivity, reduce mortality rate, improve the efficiency of feed use, and suppress the development of bacteria in chicken body. However, the use of AGP not only affects chickens, but also humans. Indirectly, humans also get antibiotics after consumed chickens even in low numbers. In addition, chickens will also become resistant to some of the pathogens due to excessive use of AGP.

The research that became one of the finalists of the Tanoto Research Award 2017 offers an alternative of herbal medicine containing Sambiloto (containing andrographolid, saponins, tannins, and flavonoids to increase the appetite of broiler chickens); Ginger (containing xanthorrhizol used as feed additives and feed additives to improve broiler performance); Honey (helping prevent bacterial growth and produces hydrogen peroxide enzyme as a natural treatment); and Ginger (containing bioactive components such as essential of oleoresin and gingerol to optimize organ function, antiinflammation, and antibacterial).

"Because this herb contains Sambiloto, Temulawak, Honey and Ginger, then we call it Jamu STMJ (Sambiloto Temulawak Madu Jahe)," said Nabillah.

She said, the addition of herbal ingredients in Jamu STMJ is one effort to preserve the culture of Indonesia. Indonesia also has a high availability of herbal in nature. Jamu STMJ mixed on broiler chicken feed with 20 percent concentration.

The results showed an increase in appetite, maintain immunity, and effective in eradicating bad bacteria in the digestive tract. In addition, carcass weight, body weight, and feed consumtin rate were better than broiler chickens without Jamu STMJ. Nabillah and team hope this Jamu STMJ can be a solution for the government in finding alternative for AGP which already banned in Indonesia. Jamu STMJ will be packed better in the future, so it can be utilized by Indonesian farmers. (TK)