The Effect of Housing System and Gender on Relative Brain Weight, Body Temperature, Hematological Traits, and Bone Quality in Muscovy Ducks

The Effect of Housing System and Gender on Relative Brain Weight, Body Temperature, Hematological Traits, and Bone Quality in Muscovy Ducks

The study was conducted during the summer season (June–August 2020). Two hundred sixty-four 5-week-old sexed Muscovy ducklings were randomly divided into four equal experimental groups by housing system and by gender. Each group had three replicates (22 birds/replicate) in a randomized design experi...

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Main Authors: Ondřej Krunt, Adam Kraus, Lukáš Zita, Karolína Machová, Eva Chmelíková, Stanislav Petrásek, Petr Novák
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
alternative housing
body temperature
bone quality
relative brain weight
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/3/370

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