Influence of lubeg (Sygyzium linatium L.) leaf meal on the growth performance of mallard ducks
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Influence of lubeg (Sygyzium linatium L.) leaf meal on the growth performance of mallard ducks
Abstract
The study was conducted to evaluate the growth performance of mallard ducks fed with lubeg (Sygyzium linatium L.) leaf meal. A total of 200–three day old mallard ducks were divided to 5 groups and assigned to one of the 5 dietary treatments with 0, 3, 6, 9 and 12% lubeg leaf meal (LLM) following the Completely Randomized Design (CRD). Based on the study’s findings, the nutritional content of lubeg leaf meal was 11.33% crude protein, 21.56% crude fiber, 3.15% crude fat, 16.53% moisture, 8.16% ash, and mineral analysis revealed 1.13% calcium and 0.94% phosphorus. The varying levels of lubeg leaf meal in the mallard duck ration had a significant impact on optimum body weight, gain in weight, feed intake, feed conversion ratio, and efficiency. In terms of income above feed and duck expenses, the addition of 6% lubeg leaf meal (Treatment 3) yielded a higher return of 136.83 Php, hence, recommended.
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