# Performance and digestive organ profile of Wandering Whistling Duck fed different protein levels
> Jamilah

URL kanonis: https://discover.unhas.ac.id/publications/performance-and-digestive-organ-profile-of-wandering-whistling-duck-fed-differen
Jurnal / Konferensi: Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture
Tahun terbit: 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14710/jitaa.50.2.92-102
ISSN: 20878273
Kuartil SJR: Q3
Citations: 0

## Authors
- Jamilah

## Abstract
This study investigated the effects of different dietary protein levels on the performance and diges-tive tract profile of Wandering Whistling Ducks. A total of 108 5-month-old Wandering Whistling Ducks were reared intensively for three months (one-month rearing and feed adaptation period fol-lowed by two months of dietary intervention). The dietary treatments comprised of three protein levels: T1 12%, T2 15%, and T3 18%. Each treatment consisted of nine replications, with each experimental unit consisted of four Wandering Whistling Ducks. The parameters measured in this study were feed consumption, water consumption, feed-to-water ratio, body weight gain, relative weight and length of digestive organ, villus height, crypt depth, villus-to-crypt ratio, histopathological features, digestive tract pH, and ileal bacteria counts. The data were analyzed using analysis of variance followed by Dun-can’s multiple range test. The results indicated that dietary protein levels significantly affected feed consumption, body weight gain, ileal crypt depth, cecal lactic acid bacteria, and gizzard pH. Other pa-rameters showed no significant response to different protein levels. Based on these findings, it was concluded that a dietary protein level of 18% yielded the most favourable outcomes in terms of growth performance and the digestive tract profile of Wandering Whistling Ducks.

## Keywords
- Biology
- Geology
- Anatomy

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