STUDY ON SLAUGHTERING WASTE IN PEKIN, MUSCOVY AND MULE DUCKS

In this study, which was part of a complex duck experiment, domestic (Pekin type), muscovy and mule ducks were used to determine the slaughtering waste from 7 to 12 weeks of age. The animals were kept under intensive conditions until 6 weeks of age and under semi-intensive conditions thereafter. T...

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Main Authors: Sandor Szász, Ferenc Bogenfürst, Lívia Kós
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Agrobitechnical Sciences Osijek 2000-06-01
Series:Poljoprivreda
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Online Access:http://poljoprivreda.pfos.hr/upload/publications/16_SZASZ.pdf
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Summary:In this study, which was part of a complex duck experiment, domestic (Pekin type), muscovy and mule ducks were used to determine the slaughtering waste from 7 to 12 weeks of age. The animals were kept under intensive conditions until 6 weeks of age and under semi-intensive conditions thereafter. Their were fed ad libitum, with a commercial pelleted feed for Pekin duck during the whole experimental period. Eight birds of each genotype and sex were slaughtered weekly during the period. During the slaughter procedure the different slaughtering waste were calculated.
ISSN:1330-7142
1848-8080