Effect of Feeding Katuk Leaf Meal (Sauropus androgynus (L.) Merr.) in the Diet on the Performances of Local Laying Ducks

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Sunday, 3 December 2017

Effect of Feeding Katuk Leaf Meal (Sauropus androgynus (L.) Merr.) in the Diet on the Performances of Local Laying Ducks M. Septyana, W. Hermana, Sumiati Sauropus androgynus (L.) Merr. is known to contain protein, beta carotene, vitamin C, and vitamin E that important to improve the reproduction function (Subekti, 2007).

Feeding katuk leaf meal increased the feed consumption and egg production of laying hens. The best feed conversion of laying hen was obtained from the diet contained 15% katuk leaf meal (Ibrahim, 2004). This research was carried out from February 2007 until June 2007 in Poultry Nutrition Laboratory, Departemen of Nutrition and Feed Technology, Bogor Agricultural University. This research was aimed to study the effect of using katuk leaf meal in the diet on performances of local ducks. Forty-eight layer local ducks (Anas domesticus) of 21 weeks old were divided into 4 treatment groups with 4 replications and 3 local ducks of each. The ducks were raised during 6 weeks. The treatments were: R1 (diet without katuk leaf meal), R2 (diet contained 5% katuk leaf meal), R3 (diet contained 10% katuk leaf meal) and R4 (diet contained 15% katuk leaf meal). The research used Completely Randomized Design. The data were analyzed using ANOVA and any significant difference was further tested using Duncan’s multiple range test. Feeding 15% katuk leaf meal significantly decreased (p<0 .05="" 10="" and="" consumption="" conversion="" decreased="" duckday="" feed="" feeding="" highly="" katuk="" leaf="" meal="" production.="" significantly="" the=""><0 .01="" 5="" be="" can="" concluced="" did="" diet="" duckday="" ducks="" effect="" egg="" in="" interfere="" is="" it="" katuk="" layer="" leaf="" meal="" not="" performances="" production.="" that="" the="" treatments="" used="" weight.="" without=""><0 .01="" 10="" 5="" and="" be="" can="" concluced="" conversion="" decreased="" did="" diet="" duckday="" ducks="" effect="" egg="" feed="" feeding="" highly="" in="" interfere="" is="" it="" katuk="" layer="" leaf="" meal="" not="" performances.="" production.="" significantly="" that="" the="" treatments="" used="" weight.="" without=""><0 .01="" 5="" be="" can="" concluced="" did="" diet="" duckday="" ducks="" effect="" egg="" in="" interfere="" is="" it="" katuk="" layer="" leaf="" meal="" not="" p="" performances.="" production.="" that="" the="" treatments="" used="" weight.="" without="">

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