Advantages of introducing maggot-fed ducks into a rice plantation with and without Azolla
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https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2025.156040Abstract
This paper discusses the advantages of introducing Hermetia illucens (maggot) larvae to the ducks’ diet in integrated rice-duck farming, with and without Azolla. This study was carried out in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, using a factorial experiment based on a completely randomised design with three replications. The first factor was the Azolla and maggot combination package with four levels: D1 (-Azolla, -maggot), D2 (+Azolla, -maggot), D3 (-Azolla, +maggot), D4 (+Azolla, +maggot). The second factor was duck stocking density at two levels, K1 (3 ducks per 10 m2), K2 (5 ducks per 10 m2). Ducks were introduced between 28 and 56 days after rice planting. The parameters observed were rice production (number of panicles, grain number per panicle, and rice yield) and duck performance (body weights, weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion). The use of ducks in rice plantations at density of five ducks per 10 m2 increased rice production, improved rice yield by 4.89 kg∙(10 m2)-1 and number of panicles compared to the density of three ducks per the same area. The D2 combination resulted in a lower feed conversion ratio, indicating the increased duck body weight by an average of 1,029.13 g per duck and weight gain compared to other treatments. The rice-duck production economic outcomes showed that maintaining five ducks per 10 m2 under the D4 treatment best optimised income per unit area and operational cost efficiency, reflected in the most favourable revenue-cost ratio among all treatments. This study presents a potential alternative to enhance land productivity and profitability in integrated rice and duck farming.References
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