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CARCASS STUDIES IN NATIVE DUCKS REARED UNDER DIFFERENT HOUSING SYSTEMS

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Title CARCASS STUDIES IN NATIVE DUCKS REARED UNDER DIFFERENT HOUSING SYSTEMS
 
Creator Gautham Kolluri
N. Ramamurthy
R. Richard Churchil
A. Sundaresan
G. Gawdaman
 
Subject Native ducks
Rearing system
Sex and Carcass characteristics
 
Description With the aim to examine the effect of rearing systems on major meat quality traits in native ducks, appropriate experimental investigation was conducted. Research material included a total of 160 day-old native ducklings. The experiment was organized in two treatments with two replications each. Two different rearing systems were employed the intensive (cages) and extensive system (free-range). The native ducklings belonging to same hatch were procured from a local duck farmer and reared simultaneously for a period of ten weeks. Twelve ducks (six male and six female) from each treatment were chosen randomly and slaughtered at the end of rearing period to study meat quality traits in native ducks. Differences were significant (P<0.05) among sexes and rearing systems on pre slaughter live weight, eviscerated weight and various cut up parts, the corresponding values are higher for intensively reared ducks. Regarding sex, both male and female ducks exhibited differences considerably higher weight gain, carcass and cut up parts yield than that of female ducks.
 
Publisher Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
 
Date 2024-08-16
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJVASR/article/view/147292
10.56093/ijvasr.v44i1.147292
 
Source Indian Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Research; Vol. 44 No. 1 (2015): IJVASR January - February 2015; 1-11
2347-2774
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJVASR/article/view/147292/53639
 
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