The Impact of Different Environments on Productive Performance, Welfare, and the Health of Muscovy Ducks during the Summer Season
The objective of this research was to evaluate the influence of the housing system (deep litter [DL] vs. deep litter with swimming pond [DLSP]) on productive performance, carcass traits, body temperature, blood profile, and the element composition of the femur and tibia in Muscovy ducks. At 5 weeks...
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| author | Ondřej Krunt Lukáš Zita Adam Kraus Kateřina Vejvodová Ondřej Drábek Jiří Kuře Eva Chmelíková |
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| description | The objective of this research was to evaluate the influence of the housing system (deep litter [DL] vs. deep litter with swimming pond [DLSP]) on productive performance, carcass traits, body temperature, blood profile, and the element composition of the femur and tibia in Muscovy ducks. At 5 weeks of age, sexed ducklings (264) were divided into 4 equal groups according to housing system and gender (drakes vs. ducks). The groups were as follows: 66 drakes/DL, 66 drakes/DLSP, 66 ducks/DL, and 66 ducks/DLSP. Each of the four groups was divided into three identical replicated subgroups of 22 animals. Regarding external body temperature, the DL birds had higher temperatures compared with the DLSP birds. In addition, drakes had lower temperature values than ducks. Regarding the blood analysis, the birds did not manifest any deviations in the biochemical traits of the blood. The DLSP birds had greater live weight, weight gain, and feed conversion ratio, but a lower proportion of breast meat than the DL birds. The housing conditions did not affect the fracture toughness of the tibia and femur of the birds; however, Muscovy ducks from the DLSP group had more Ca and Mg in the tibia and more Mg in the femur compared with the DL birds. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-29b2e064f55c47ce9f97709d97ecdb732023-11-18T17:52:05ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722023-06-01137131910.3390/agriculture13071319The Impact of Different Environments on Productive Performance, Welfare, and the Health of Muscovy Ducks during the Summer SeasonOndřej Krunt0Lukáš Zita1Adam Kraus2Kateřina Vejvodová3Ondřej Drábek4Jiří Kuře5Eva Chmelíková6Department of Animal Science, Food and Natural Resources, Faculty of Agrobiology, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Animal Science, Food and Natural Resources, Faculty of Agrobiology, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Animal Science, Food and Natural Resources, Faculty of Agrobiology, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Soil Science and Soil Protection, Food and Natural Resources, Faculty of Agrobiology, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Soil Science and Soil Protection, Food and Natural Resources, Faculty of Agrobiology, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Agricultural Machines, Faculty of Engineering, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, Food and Natural Resources, Faculty of Agrobiology, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech RepublicThe objective of this research was to evaluate the influence of the housing system (deep litter [DL] vs. deep litter with swimming pond [DLSP]) on productive performance, carcass traits, body temperature, blood profile, and the element composition of the femur and tibia in Muscovy ducks. At 5 weeks of age, sexed ducklings (264) were divided into 4 equal groups according to housing system and gender (drakes vs. ducks). The groups were as follows: 66 drakes/DL, 66 drakes/DLSP, 66 ducks/DL, and 66 ducks/DLSP. Each of the four groups was divided into three identical replicated subgroups of 22 animals. Regarding external body temperature, the DL birds had higher temperatures compared with the DLSP birds. In addition, drakes had lower temperature values than ducks. Regarding the blood analysis, the birds did not manifest any deviations in the biochemical traits of the blood. The DLSP birds had greater live weight, weight gain, and feed conversion ratio, but a lower proportion of breast meat than the DL birds. The housing conditions did not affect the fracture toughness of the tibia and femur of the birds; however, Muscovy ducks from the DLSP group had more Ca and Mg in the tibia and more Mg in the femur compared with the DL birds.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/13/7/1319femurproductionswimmingtibia |
| spellingShingle | Ondřej Krunt Lukáš Zita Adam Kraus Kateřina Vejvodová Ondřej Drábek Jiří Kuře Eva Chmelíková The Impact of Different Environments on Productive Performance, Welfare, and the Health of Muscovy Ducks during the Summer Season Agriculture femur production swimming tibia |
| title | The Impact of Different Environments on Productive Performance, Welfare, and the Health of Muscovy Ducks during the Summer Season |
| title_full | The Impact of Different Environments on Productive Performance, Welfare, and the Health of Muscovy Ducks during the Summer Season |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of Different Environments on Productive Performance, Welfare, and the Health of Muscovy Ducks during the Summer Season |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Different Environments on Productive Performance, Welfare, and the Health of Muscovy Ducks during the Summer Season |
| title_short | The Impact of Different Environments on Productive Performance, Welfare, and the Health of Muscovy Ducks during the Summer Season |
| title_sort | impact of different environments on productive performance welfare and the health of muscovy ducks during the summer season |
| topic | femur production swimming tibia |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/13/7/1319 |
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