Madre de agua (Trichanthera gigantea) leaves and rice (Oryza sativa l.) bran as organic feeds for duck (Anas platyrhynchos)

The study aimed to formulate an organic duck feed using a mixture of Madre de Agua leaves and rice bran. The study focused on the phytonutrient compositions of the leaves, the steps in the formulation of organic feed for duck, the growth yield by weight of the duck using emerge feed formulations, the significant difference in growth yield by weight using the three formulations, and the contributions to poultry development from the newly formulated organic duck feed.The findings revealed that Madre de Agua leaves contained 18.07% ash, 15.80% crude protein, 1.15% crude fat, 15.42% crude fiber, 4.70% calcium, and 0.32% total phosphorus. Rice bran contained fiber, protein, ash, calcium, iron, moisture, oil, potassium, and saturated fat. The steps involved growing, collecting, drying, and chopping the leaves of Madre de Agua finely and purchasing Rice bran. The mixture was then shaped into pellets and dried to create the final product.The study concluded that Madre de Agua leaves and rice bran are highly beneficial for poultry farming, contributing significantly to the well-being and vitality of poultry. The study also showed that there were easy and simple steps in the preparation of organic feed for duck, and the growth yield of duck fed with formulation 1 with a higher portion of Madre de Agua leaves was the most significant.