UNAIR NEWS – Being a student of Universitas Airlangga should be an outstanding figure . It should be reflected to the world and give your best contribution in any fields.
It is the principle of Arrifah Ratna Dewi, drh., M.Vet., who was named the best master’s degree graduate of Veterinary Agribusiness Program, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FKH) Universitas Airlangga. He graduated with a perfect GPA, 4.00.
His thesis research on “The Influence of Probiotics Addition as a Substitute of Antibiotic Growth Promoter (AGP) to Feed Consumption, Egg Production, and Business Analysis of Quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). “Through business analysis, we know whether the provision of probiotics in the quail is more profitable or not. The result, probiotics are expected to improve feed efficiency, egg production, and reduce production costs, “he said.
According to the woman born in Bojonegoro, April 6, 1994, her research was inspired by the use of antibiotics as an animal feed additive. The use of excessive antibiotics gives adverse effects, resulting in resistance to pathogenic microorganisms. It is the role of probiotics to balance microbes in the digestive tract of poultry.
“It was quite an experience, I was pleased for the opportunity to join this research. However, I had been down several times because of the fatigue as I must go to the cage, every morning, afternoon, and must go to college. Even on Saturday-Sunday, I had to stay all day cleaning the cage and recording the observed variables, ” he explained.
The woman who is keen on sewing also made various achievements such as being the 1st Winner of Gajah Mada Social Entrepreneurship National Challenge 2015, 2nd Winner of FKH UNAIR 2015 Outstanding Student, 3rd Winner of FKH UNAIR 2013 Outstanding Student, and being a paper presenter in International Conference on Veterinary Science Thailand 2015 .
Arrifah was aspired to solve the problems of breeders, especially related to the feed. Based on the findings in the field, feed costs reach 70% of total production costs. So when it can be suppressed, profits can be increased. The development of alternative feeds and additives such as probiotics is expected to solve the problem. (*)
Author: Siti Nur Umami
Editor: Bambang Bes.
