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Feeds costs are the largest cost in livestock business, which reaches 60-70% of all production costs. Feed costs can be reduced by using alternative feed ingredients that have high value, relatively cheap prices, easy to obtain and safe for consumption, and ones of its is Azolla pinnata. This study used a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) method with 5 (five) treatments and 4 (four) replications on 100 broilers. Each experimental unit is occupied by 5 (five) starter period broilers. The percentage of fresh Azolla pinnata in the ration of this experiment are; 0%, 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%. Broiler are maintained and retrieved data for 4 weeks. Parameters that observed were chicken weight, feed consumption and feed conversion. The results showed that the percentage of Azolla pinnata significantly affected the chicken weight and feed consumption, but the effect was not significant on feed conversion. The best use of fresh Azolla pinnata is at 10% level in the ration. Using azolla 10% in the ration can reduce the costs for commercial feed use up to 9.9% of total feed consumption.
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Afsharmanesh, M., M. Barani dan F.G. Silversides. 2010. Evalution of wet feeding wheat-based diets with Saccharomyces Cerevisiae to broiler chickens. British Poultry Science, 51 (6):776-783.
Afsharmanesh, M., M. Lotfi dan Z. Mehdipour. 2016. Effects of wet feeding and early feed restriction on blood parameters and growth performance of broiler chickens. Animal Nutrition, 2(3):168-172.
Akinola, O.S., A.O. Onakomaiya, J.A. Agunbiade dan A.O. Oso. 2015. Growth performance , apparent nutrient digestibility, intestinial morphology and carcass traits of broiler chickens fed dry, wet and fermented-wet feed. Livestock Science, 177: 103-109.
Altahat, E., A. AL-Sharafat dan M. Altarawneh. 2012. Factors Affecting Profitability of Layer Hens Enterprises. American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 7 (1): 106-113.
Murtidjo, B. Agus. 1987. Pedoman Beternak Ayam Broiler. Yogyakarta, Penerbit Kanisius. Penggu, P, N. M. Santa, A. Makalew, dan P. O. V. Waleleng. 2014. Hubungan biaya produksi dengan pendapatan usaha ternak ayam kampung (Studi kasus di Desa Pungkol Kecamatan Tatapaan, Kabupaten Minahasa Selatan). Jurnal Zootec, 34 (Edisi Khusus): 67-75.
Salele, C. C. L., B. Roimpandey, M. T. Massie; P.O. V. Waleleng. 2014. Analisis penggunaan faktor produksi pada perusahaan ayam ras petelur (Studi kasus pada UD. Kakaskasen Indah dan CV. Nawanua Farm). Jurnal Zootec, 34 (Edisi Khusus): 1-14.
Santoso, H. dan Titik Sudaryani. 2011. Pembesaran Ayam Pedaging Hari Per Hari Di Kandang Panggung Terbuka. Jakarta, Penerbit Penebar Swadaya Scott, T.A. 2002. Impact of wet feeding wheat-based diets with or without enzyme on broiler chick performance. Canadian Journal Animal Science, 82 (3): 409-417.
Scott, T. A. dan F.G., Silversides. 2003. Defining the effects of wheat type, water inclusion level, and wet-diet restriction on variability in performance of broilers fed wheat-based diets with added water. Canadian Journal Animal Science, 83 (2): 265-272.
Steel, R.G.D. dan J.H. Torrie. 1993. Prinsip dan prosedur statistika suatu pendekatan biometrik. (terj) Cet. Ke-2. Jakarta, PT Gramedia.
Sutanto, R. 2002. Penerapan Pertanian Organik, Pemasyarakatan dan Pengembangannya. Yogyakarta, Penerbit Kanisius. Widodo, W. 2010. Bahan Pakan Unggas Non Konvensional.
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Wuryanto, D., Ichwani dan Kadarso. 2015. Analisis produksi usaha peternakan ayam pedaging di Kabupaten Sleman. Jurnal Pertanian Agros, 17 (1): 71-80.