Visceral organ Weight of Wandering Whistling Duck fed different level protein
Jamilah1,2, a) Luthfi Djauhari Mahfudz1, b), Edjeng Suprijatna1, c) and Hanny Indrat Wahyuni1, d)

1 Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Sciences, Diponegoro University, Jl Prof. Sudarto No.13 Semarang 50275, Indonesia
2 Nonruminan Nutrition Laboratory, Department of Animal Feed and Nutrition, Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Hasanuddin, Jl Perintis Kemerdekaan KM 10 Makassar 90245, Indonesia

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of different protein levels on the visceral organ of wandering whistling ducks. A total of 108 ducks were reared for three months with details of 1 month of feed adaptation period and 2 months of feed treatment with different protein levels. This study consisted of 3 treatments, namely P1 with 18% protein feed, P2 with 15% protein feed, and P3 with 12% protein feed. Each treatment consisted of 9 replications and each experimental unit consisted of 4 5-month-old wandering whistling ducks. The parameters measured in this study were the weight of the visceral organs of wandering whistling ducks (liver, heart, pancreas, and lungs). The data obtained were analyzed for variance, if there were significant differences a further test was carried out with Duncan^s test. The results of this study indicated that the protein level had no significant effect (P>0.05) on the visceral organs of wandering whistling ducks. The lowest protein level, namely 12%, did not have a negative effect on the visceral organs of wandering whistling ducks.This study can be concluded that the protein level of 12% -18% in a feed of wandering whistling ducks has the same effect on the development of visceral organs.

Keywords: wandering whistling ducks, Visceral organ Weight, Protein

Topic: Poultry Production and Nutrition