Laying performance of Itik Pinas (Anas platyrhychos Linn.) affected by drinking water with probiotics [manuscript]
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2019
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Jaira M. Miranda
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A total of 48 ducks (42 females and 6 males) were used to determine the laying performance, egg quality, egg classification, and income over feed cost (IOFC) of Itik Pinas as influenced by drinking water with a commercial probiotics. The ducks were allocated into two treatments-with probiotics (commercial preparation) and without probiotics (control). Each treatment had three replicates with eight ducks (7 females and 1 male per replication.
The results showed no significant (P>0.05) effects of adding probiotics in drinking water on the feed intake, livability, egg production and IOFC of the Itik Pinas. However, egg quality was influenced by the probiotics. Extra-large eggs were greater in number (P<0.05) from ducks give probiotics in their drinking water than those without, such cannot be totally attributed to probiotics effect. IOFC was lower in Itik Pinas with probiotics compared with those without. These findings indicated no merits of drinking water with probiotics of laying Itik-Pinas.