Growth performance of itik-pinas (Anas platyrynchos Linn.) fed diet with Eubiotic agents [manuscript]
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2018
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Jerra Mie H. Garcia
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The study was conducted to determine the growth performance body parameters, and growing feed cost as influenced by the additionof eubiotic agents (EA) as additive in grower diet of Itik-Pinas. A total of 95 female day old ducklings were used in the study. The ducklings were randomly assigned to the dietary groups namely: basal diet which served as negative control, basal diet with EA and basal diet with bacitracin methylated disalycylate (BMD) as positive control. each diet had four replications with eight ducklings per replication.
Results of the study showed that feeding diet with EA improved gain (P<0.5) in weight at 0-14 days; same was oberved with the feeding of BMD. Beneficial effects of both EA and BMD in any of the production parameters were not observed during the subsequent period (15-49 days). Neither EA and BMD influenced uniformity of body weight as well as shank and keel bone length measured at 49 days of age. The inclusion of EA in the diet increased cost of feed in growing the ducks.