Effects of dietary lipid sources on growth performance and carcass traits in Pekin ducks

ABSTRACT: This study was conducted to determine the influence of dietary lipid sources on growth performance, carcass traits and taste scores in Pekin ducks. A total of 1,500 fifteen-day-old ducks (820 ± 22 g) were blocked based on body weight (BW), and randomly allotted to 3 treatments with 10 repl...

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Main Authors: X. Ao, I.H. Kim
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579119578944
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description ABSTRACT: This study was conducted to determine the influence of dietary lipid sources on growth performance, carcass traits and taste scores in Pekin ducks. A total of 1,500 fifteen-day-old ducks (820 ± 22 g) were blocked based on body weight (BW), and randomly allotted to 3 treatments with 10 replicates of 50 birds each (25 males and 25 females). The experiment lasted for 4 wk, and dietary treatments included 3 different lipid sources (soybean oil, duck fat, and palm oil), which were evaluated in corn-soybean meal diets (3250 kcal/kg metabolizable energy and 16.5% crude protein for grower diet and 3350 kcal/kg metabolizable energy and 15.5% crude protein for finisher diet). During days 15 to 28, feeding soybean oil and palm oil diets increased (P < 0.05) body weight gain (BWG), but decreased (P < 0.05) feed intake, feed-to-gain ratio (F/G) and caloric conversion compared with duck fat. During days 29 to 42, birds fed duck fat diet had higher BWG, but lower (P < 0.05) F/G and caloric conversion than those fed soybean oil and palm oil diets. Overall, feeding soybean oil diet increased (P < 0.05) BWG and final BW, but decreased (P < 0.05) F/G compared with palm oil. Birds fed duck fat diet had higher (P < 0.05) skin, subcutaneous fat and abdominal fat yield compared with palm oil. Left breast meat yield in soybean oil group was higher (P < 0.05) than that in duck fat and palm oil groups. Birds in soybean oil group had lower (P < 0.05) roasting loss, but higher (P < 0.05) comprehensive score compared with duck fat and palm oil. In summary, birds fed soybean oil diet had the best growth performance and taste scores for roasting, whereas the duck fat was better in abdominal fat and subcutaneous fat yield than soybean oil and palm oil in Pekin ducks from 15 to 42 d of age under the same nutritional level.
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spelling doaj.art-6ff1e04a73c64df7adc957ed7a3f2cec2022-12-21T20:31:18ZengElsevierPoultry Science0032-57912020-01-01991499504Effects of dietary lipid sources on growth performance and carcass traits in Pekin ducksX. Ao0I.H. Kim1Department of Animal Resource and Science, Dankook University, Cheonan, Chungnam 330–714, South Korea; Tie Qi Li Shi Group. Co., Mianyang, Sichuan 621006, P. R. ChinaDepartment of Animal Resource and Science, Dankook University, Cheonan, Chungnam 330–714, South Korea; Corresponding authorABSTRACT: This study was conducted to determine the influence of dietary lipid sources on growth performance, carcass traits and taste scores in Pekin ducks. A total of 1,500 fifteen-day-old ducks (820 ± 22 g) were blocked based on body weight (BW), and randomly allotted to 3 treatments with 10 replicates of 50 birds each (25 males and 25 females). The experiment lasted for 4 wk, and dietary treatments included 3 different lipid sources (soybean oil, duck fat, and palm oil), which were evaluated in corn-soybean meal diets (3250 kcal/kg metabolizable energy and 16.5% crude protein for grower diet and 3350 kcal/kg metabolizable energy and 15.5% crude protein for finisher diet). During days 15 to 28, feeding soybean oil and palm oil diets increased (P < 0.05) body weight gain (BWG), but decreased (P < 0.05) feed intake, feed-to-gain ratio (F/G) and caloric conversion compared with duck fat. During days 29 to 42, birds fed duck fat diet had higher BWG, but lower (P < 0.05) F/G and caloric conversion than those fed soybean oil and palm oil diets. Overall, feeding soybean oil diet increased (P < 0.05) BWG and final BW, but decreased (P < 0.05) F/G compared with palm oil. Birds fed duck fat diet had higher (P < 0.05) skin, subcutaneous fat and abdominal fat yield compared with palm oil. Left breast meat yield in soybean oil group was higher (P < 0.05) than that in duck fat and palm oil groups. Birds in soybean oil group had lower (P < 0.05) roasting loss, but higher (P < 0.05) comprehensive score compared with duck fat and palm oil. In summary, birds fed soybean oil diet had the best growth performance and taste scores for roasting, whereas the duck fat was better in abdominal fat and subcutaneous fat yield than soybean oil and palm oil in Pekin ducks from 15 to 42 d of age under the same nutritional level.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579119578944carcassduckslipidtaste
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Effects of dietary lipid sources on growth performance and carcass traits in Pekin ducks
Poultry Science
carcass
ducks
lipid
taste
title Effects of dietary lipid sources on growth performance and carcass traits in Pekin ducks
title_full Effects of dietary lipid sources on growth performance and carcass traits in Pekin ducks
title_fullStr Effects of dietary lipid sources on growth performance and carcass traits in Pekin ducks
title_full_unstemmed Effects of dietary lipid sources on growth performance and carcass traits in Pekin ducks
title_short Effects of dietary lipid sources on growth performance and carcass traits in Pekin ducks
title_sort effects of dietary lipid sources on growth performance and carcass traits in pekin ducks
topic carcass
ducks
lipid
taste
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