Item: Laying performance of Itik Pinas (Anas platyrynchos Linnaeus) as affected by garlic (Allium sativum) powder in drinking water [manuscript]
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2019
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Gianne Bianca P. Manalo
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The laying performance, egg quality, egg classification, and income over feed cost of Improved Philippine Mallard duck (Itik Pinas) were examined as influenced by garlic powder in drinking water. A total of 48 ducks (42 females and 6 males) were used in the study. The ducks were allocated into two treatments with garlic powder (GP) and without garlic powder (control) in drinking water. Each treatment had three replicates with eight ducks (7 females and 1 male) per replication.
The results showed that there was a significant (P=0.03) difference in average eggs weight where higher values were attained by ducks with GP (77.67 g +0.64) than the control (75.64g =0.43). The supplementation of garlic powder in drinking water however, did not affect the egg production, feed intake, FCR, egg mass, livability, egg quality and egg classification. The Itik Pinas with GP in drinking water had numerically higher income over feed cost than those without. GP in drinking water can be considered in raising Itik Pinas. Further studies on increasing level of GP and long feeding duration also merit consideration to substantiate the findings.