Assessment of Stocking Rate and Housing System on Performance, Carcass Traits, Blood Indices, and Meat Quality of French Pekin Ducks

• Published in: Agriculture (Basel) Vol. 10; no. 7; p. 273
• Main Authors: Abo Ghanima, Mahmoud M., Abd El-Hack, Mohamed E., Taha, Ayman E., Tufarelli, Vincenzo, Laudadio, Vito, Naiel, Mohammed A. E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Age; Animal behavior; Animal welfare; antioxidant enzymes; Antioxidants; Aquatic birds; Blood; Body weight; Body weight gain; Cholesterol; Conversion ratio; Density; Feed conversion; Feeds; floor type; Flooring; Floors; Food safety; Housing; Juveniles; Meat; Meat quality; Pekin ducks; Physical growth; Poultry production; Production management; Stocking; stocking density; Thigh; Triglycerides; Weight reduction; United States > US; Egypt

Commercial practice in poultry production management has been susceptible to increased problems, driven by concerns about safety of food and animal welfare. Thus, the main proposal of the present study was to evaluate the influence of different stocking densities on performance, blood, and carcass t...