Lecturers and Alumni of ASF UB Collaborate with AFENUE to Develop Meta-Analysis-Based Studies for

Lecturers and Alumni of the Animal Science Faculty of Universitas Brawijaya (ASF UB) which consists of Dr. Ir. Osfar Sjofjan, M.Sc., IPM., ASEAN Eng (Lecturer), Dicky Tri Utama, S.Pt., Ph.D (Lecturer), Danung Nur Adli, S.Pt., M.Pt., M.Sc (Alumni), and Ainun Pizar Seruni, S.Pt, MS (Alumni) developed a meta-analysis based study.

The research was conducted together Animal Feed Nutrition Modeling Research Group (AFENUE) belonging to the Faculty of Agriculture, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB). The construction of data has been planned for the end of 2019 and completed in early 2021 which was hampered by the pandemic.

Dr. Osfar said the background for the preparation of research was based on the increasingly rapid development of the industrial revolution 4.0. So that cloud-based technology, big data, and also developing, artificial intelligence are including the livestock industry.

“Meta-analysis is the analysis of statistical studies by analyzing data derived from primary studies. Furthermore, the results of the analysis are used as the basis for the correction, acceptance, and support factors of existing research. ” explained Osfar, who now serves as chairman of the Association Indonesian Nutrition and Feed Experts (AINI) The

 research was coordinated by Danung and AFENUE academics, with the title of the paper “the effects of probiotics on the performance, egg quality and blood parameters of laying hens: A meta-analysis (Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences) (Poland); and the effects of lactic acid bacteria and yeasts as probiotics on growth performance, relative organ weight, blood parameters, and immune responses of broilers: A meta-analysis (F1000 Research; Taylor and Francis) (London, UK). “

According to Danung, the collaborative team is trying to develop a mathematical model combining topics from the number of studies on probiotics for laying hens and broilers over a period of 20 years.

“In Indonesia, the prohibition on the addition of avoparcin as a probiotic is a little slower at the beginning of 2018. Meanwhile in Europe starting from 1997 it is no longer permitted.” said the double degree alumi

“We hope that in the future there will be a lot of research in the field of non-ruminant livestock in order to advance the livestock industry.” He continued.

The paper produced from this meta-analysis was indexed and had high impact factors in Europe, to be precise in Poland and the United Kingdom. (dta)