Fatty-type (FT) Pekin ducks exhibit higher lipid deposition than lean-type (LT) ducks. The gut microbiota plays an important role in modulating fat metabolism. We compared the growth performance, slaughter performance, and cecal microbiota of FT and LT Pekin ducks and analyzed the role of cecal...

Objective: This study was conducted to research the effects of three laying duck varieties and two cage rearing modes on the quality of eggs, thus providing reference for laying duck breeding enterprises and consumers. Method: In this study, 1 080 Shan Partridge ducks, Jingjiang ducks and Shaoxing ...

Objective: The research was conducted to study the comparison of shell mechanical property, ultrastructure and component between chicken and duck eggs. Method: 160 eggs at the average weight from laying hens (Hy-Line grey) or ducks (Longyan Shanma) in aged 45 weeks were randomly divided into 2...

This study aimed to investigate the effects of diets supplemented with different levels of rosemary extract (RE) on the growth performance, meat quality, serum biochemistry, antioxidative capacity, and immunological capacity of Cherry Valley meat ducks. A total of 525 healthy Cherry Valley female...

To establish a method for quantitative detection of duck angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The rabbit polyclonal antibody against duck ACE2 was successfully prepared by using purified duck ACE2 recombinant protein. The titer of the antibody was...

In India, the contribution of ducks for egg and meat production is next to chicken. There are many advantages of duck production over chicken. The important available ducks in the country are few exotic breeds and locally available indigenous ducks. Ducks can be reared under intensive,...

This study aimed to find the main volatile flavor compounds of fast-large meat duck and small-size high meat-quality duck, and to construct the flavor profile of different meat duck breeds and explore the effect of breed on meat flavor. The breast muscle of 9-week-old Pekin ducks, Liancheng White ...

Objective: The objective of the present study was to compare the differences in growth regulation, slaughter performance and muscle fibers characteristic of France Muscovy duck and Fujian black Muscovy duck to provide reference for development of Muscovy duck breeds and breeding of high-quality...

Objective: After a long period of breeding, Pekin duck has funned two specialized strains: fatty-type Pekin duck and lean-type Pekin duck. The purpose of this experiment was to compare the differences in growth performance, development of digestive organs and biochemical indexes of plasma between...

The effect of treatments: storage time (0, 3, and 7 days), and egg weight (small< 58 g; medium: 57.99 - 64.99 g; large > 65 g) on the performance of local ducks were studied. Incubation of 785 eggs was carried out in a commercial incubator and after hatching 162 ducklings were weighed and distributed into nine treatments (18 ducks each). ...