Abstract:
The objective of this study was to asses the effects of curcumin supplementation in
AFB1-contaminated diet on the performance and external egg quality of laying duck. Fourty
eight seven-months female Alabio ducks (Anas platyrinchos Borneo) were randomly allocated
into 3 groups with 4 replicates of 4 ducks per pen: (1) Control (commercial feed); (2) AFB1
100 ppb diet (Control + AFB1-contaminated diet} and (3) CUR diet (AFB1 100 ppb diet +
0.05% Curcumin). Dietary trial was conducted for 42 days. Ducks were weighed on day 21 and
42 to calculate the body weights changes. The percentage of egg production was calculated
since 21st day. Egg weight, shell thickness, and yolk weight percentage were determined in
egg samples collected on the last three days of the experiment. Data were subjected to analysis
of variance (IBM SPSS 21). Results showed live weight and weight gain were signifcantly
lower in AFB1 diet (P< 0.05), and curcumin supplementation could diminish the negative
effect of AFB1. However, treatments had no significant effects (P > 0.05) on egg production
and egg external qualities. It was concluded that curcumin supplementation has positive effects
on the laying duck performance which ingest AFB1-contaminated diet.
