Moist feeding in Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) nutrition: Influence on growth performance and carcass characteristics

This study was aimed at investigating the influence of different proportion water to dry meal, give a moist feed form in feeding Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) and assess these forms on growth performance carcass characteristics. A completely randomized design fifty-four one two weeks old ducklings weighing 64 67 g were randomly distributed into 3 treatments with three replicates each, used for period 8 weeks. Two standard starter grower feeds formulated study. Starter diet fed first 4 final The based ratios included control treatment (TC: Dry feed), Moist 1 Treatment (M1T : 0.5 feed) 2 (M2T 0.75 feed). Data collected (feed intake, weight gained, conversion ratio (FCR) results showed that gain FCR higher (P≤0.5) M2T than M1T TC. intake TC no differences (P>0.05) FCR. No significant found weights body parts (thigh, drumstick, breast, liver, heart, small intestine, gizzards caeca) all treatments. In conclusion, providing ducks compared is more beneficial performance.  Key words: ducks, feed, performance,