Father Adil
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Assalamualaikum wr. wb. At the age of 3 days until harvest, my chickens have digestive problems that feed is not so meat (defecate), causing higher FCR. What medications can I give my chickens?
Answer:
WA'alaikumsalam wr. wb. Thank you for the question asked. The occurrence of undigested feed and coming out with feces indicates a disruption in the digestive tract of chickens. This case is characterized by the appearance of Whole feed (undigested) in feces in the form of large particles such as corn and in the form of liquid feces. Undigested feed will cause chicken growth to be slow and feed conversion or feed conversion ratio (FCR) to be high. Finally, farmers must be faced with the choice of delaying harvest time to pursue ideal harvest weights or selling their livestock when body weights are not up to standard.
For additional information, here are some factors that affect the digestive health of chickens:
Feed quality
Poor feed quality one of them is a small level of digestibility. Undigested feed (the content of antinutrient substances) will be discarded along with feces. So that the feed efficiency is not good and the growth of chickens is disrupted. Moldy and mycotoxin-containing feed also affects the level of digestibility in the digestive tract. Fungi in the feed can reduce nutrients so that the absorption of nutrients is not optimal. Mycotoxins produced by fungi will also irritate the digestive tract, such as irritating gizzard/ gizzards in chickens will result in decreased performance.
Primary immune system disorders in digestion
Damage to the intestinal mucosal tissue will cause the process of digestion and absorption of nutrients is not optimal. As a result, there is a nutritional deficiency so that the formation of antibodies is disturbed. Peyer's plates that are on the intestinal mucosa and caeca tonsil is part of the local immune system in the gastrointestinal tract. Damage to these two organs resulted in chickens more susceptible to infection with other diseases.
Imbalance of intestinal microflora
In the intestines of chickens, there is normally a microflora that helps the process of digestion of feed. The amount of microflora or good bacteria in the intestine is dynamic and balanced, depending on the condition of the intestine. Under favorable conditions of the intestinal environment, the microflora will give the chicken an advantage. However, if the balance of microflora is disturbed, it will affect the morphology of the digestive tract, the emergence of digestive bacterial infections to damage the immune system of chickens. Bacteria that are normally in the digestive tract of chickens will eventually infect when the chicken's immune system decreases, such as bacteria Clostridium perfringens (causes of NE/n diseaseecrotic enteritis).
4. Chickens are stressed
Stress in chickens is a normal physiological reaction in order to adapt to the situation and the treatment received by chickens. Stress has an impact on increasing the production of corticosteroid hormones that can inhibit the immune organs in producing antibodies. This will trigger immunosuppressive effects that have an impact on chickens susceptible to disease, especially gastrointestinal diseases.
5. Clinical symptoms of Malabsorption syndrome akibat Reo Virus
Malabsorption syndrom (MAS) commonly found in broilers aged 1-3 weeks. The symptoms are non-uniform growth, feather growth disorders, bone growth disorders and increased mortality. This syndrome is usually characterized by the presence of feces containing undigested feed and diarrhea.
The solution that can be done if there is a case of undigested feed so that it is removed along with the feces is to take preventive measures against the factors that influence it. We need to improve feed management, maintain the quality and digestibility of feed nutrients by adding Betterzym on the feed.
Betterzym contains phytases that can increase the digestibility of phosphorus. The largest source of phosphorus for animals is stored in the form of phytic acid in feed. Phytic acid cannot be digested by animals so phytase enzymes are needed that are able to break down phytic acid into digestible phosphorus minerals. However, this enzyme is not owned by chickens, ducks, and pigs.
Usage Betterzyme as feed additive mixed with Feed will increase the digestibility of phosphorus minerals, strengthen bones, improve the quality of egg shells, improve performance and egg production, and improve feed efficiency. So that the use of Betterzyme suitable for supporting livestock growth.
In addition we also need to minimize stress factors, improve biosecurity by sanitizing and disinfecting cages using Neo Antisep. Maintain the condition of the intestinal mucosa remains optimal by giving Asortin to maintain the pH of the digestive tract and kill pathogenic bacteria so that the balance of intestinal microflora is maintained and optimal absorption of nutrients.
