Rearing of parent stock

This chapter describes the selection and feeding of ducks raised as breeding stock for egg and meat production, and the effect of other factors including age, temperature and photoperiod on the productive and reproductive performances.

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Published inDomestic Duck Production pp. 133 - 191
Main Authors Cherry, P, Morris, T. R
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Wallingford, UK CABI 2008
Subjects
age differences
Anatidae
animal breeding
animals
Anseriformes
birds
Chordata
daylength
diets
domesticated birds
duck feeding
ducks
egg production
environmental factors
environmental temperature
eukaryotes
growth rate
meat production
photoperiod
poultry
Poultry farming
reproductive performance
selection
sexual maturity
vertebrates
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Summary:This chapter describes the selection and feeding of ducks raised as breeding stock for egg and meat production, and the effect of other factors including age, temperature and photoperiod on the productive and reproductive performances.
ISBN:9780851990545
0851990541
DOI:10.1079/9780851990545.0133