Andi Mushawwir, Denny Rusmana, Heni Natalia Aritonang, Zeba F. Alam, Eli Sahara, Jasmal A. Syamsu, St. Aisyah Sijid, Ronnie Permana
Animal nutrition and animal welfare are two aspects that must be strictly considered in rationing and livestock farming. Exploring the phytochemicals in Burahol leaves and their benefits for broilers is a strategic area of research. Therefore, this study examined the potential of Burahol leaf extract (BaLE) as an antioxidant, inducer of metabolism and feed efficiency, and stimulator of broiler performance. Two hundred broiler chicks, with an average initial weight of 44.67 g, were randomly distributed into four BaLE treatment groups; each treatment was repeated five times, so each experimental unit had 10 broiler samples. The BaLE levels in the ration were given as follows: BaLE-0: Basal Ration, without BaLE; BaLE-1: Basal Ration + 50 mg BaLE/kg ration; BaLE-2 and BaLE-3 were 100 and 150 mg BaLE/kg ration, respectively. The results showed that BaLE strongly scavenged free radicals (IC50 = 6.84 ppm), as indicated by its total antioxidant activity in vivo, reaching 6.79 mg/dL (BaLE-2) (P<0.05) compared to the experimental groups without and with BaLE. In addition, the administration of BaLE-2 was able to significantly (P<0.05) stimulate metabolism, such as an increase in total protein, albumin, and glucose, namely 7.85, 6.28, and 125.89 g/dL, respectively. Similarly, specific proteins such as insulin (6.33 ng/dL) and its receptor (4.65 ng/dL), as well as its transporter, such as Insulin GFBP-4 (3.81 ng/dL), and economically, it can increase animal productivity with better performance (P<0.05) compared to BaLE-0 and other levels, as indicated by higher growth (final body weight 1637 g) and better feed efficiency with the administration of BaLE-2. Copyright: 2025 by the authors. Licensee ResearchersLinks Ltd, England, UK.This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, Padjadjaran University, Jalan Ir. Soekarno Km. 21 Jatinangor, West Java, Sumedang, 45363, Indonesia; Doctoral Programme, Faculty of Animal Husbandry, University of Padjadjaran, Jatinangor Campus, Jl. Ir. Soekarno KM.21, Jatinangor-Sumedang, 45363, Indonesia; Department of Animal Bioscience, Faculty of Food Security, Surabaya State University, Campus 3, Jl. Prof. Dr. Moestopo No. 4, Pacar Keling, Tambaksari District, Surabaya, East Java, 60131, Indonesia; Department of Biology, College of Science, De La Salle University, 2401 Taft Avenue, Manila, 1004, Philippines; Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Sriwijaya University, Jalan Palembang-Prabumulih, KM 32, Inderalaya, Ogan Ilir Regency, South Sumatra, 30662, Indonesia; Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Animal Science, Hasanuddin University, Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan KM.21, Makassar, Indonesia; Department of Biology, UIN Alauddin Makassar. Jl. H.M., Yasin Limpo No.36, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Gowa, 92118, Indonesia
