Efforts to reduce ammonia gas in broiler chicken litter with the use of probiotics

Abstract

Abstract Ammonia is gas that can reduce livestock performance. The decrease in ammonia litter gas can be done by increasing the nutrient digestibility and inhibiting the uricase enzyme activity in the excreta. One way that can be done is by using probiotic. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of probiotics as an effort to reduce levels of ammonia gas in broiler chicken litter with its application through drinking water and spraying on the litter. The animals were distributed into 4 treatments and 5 replications each of which consisted of 20 broiler chickens (10 male and 10 female). The design used in this study was a completely randomized design (CRD). Data were analyzed by using Analisis of Variance (ANOVA). The treatment used in this study was T0 = basal diet, T1 = T0 + Probiotic in drinking water, T2 = T0 + Probiotics Spray on litter, T3 = T0 + T1 + T2. Data showed that application of probiotic spray on litter and the combination can reduce significantly (P<0.01) the concentration of ammonia litter broiler cage. There was no effect on the pH and moisture of broiler cage litter.