THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF IPIL-IPIL.(Leucaena leucocephala) LEAF MEAL ADDED TO COMMERCIAL RATION ON THE GROWTH PERFROMANCE OF MUSCOVY DUCKS

A study on “The effects of different levels of ipil-ipil (Leucaena leucocephala) leaf meal on the growth performance of Muscovy duck added to commercial ration” was conducted at Mindanao State University General Santos City poultry project from January 07, 2019 to March 07, 2019 to determine the performance of Muscovy ducks in terms of feed consumption, weight gain, feed conversion ratio, and income over feed and chick costs. The study was laid out in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with four treatments replicated three times. Four experimental Muscovy ducks were assigned in each replication. The treatments and their respective description were as follows: treatment I fed with 0% ILM; treatment II fed with 5% ILM; treatment III fed with 10% ILM; and treatment IV fed with 15% ILM. Birds fed with 5%ILM consumed the highest amount of feeds with an average of 8.14kg per head for 60 days. In terms of weight gain birds fed with 5% ILM gained highest with an average of 1.77kg. Birds with 15% ILM were the most efficient with an average of 4.60kg. The highest IOFDC among the study were ducks given with 5% ILM with 6.35 Php while the other treatments had no income.