ORIGINAL PAPER
Estimation of the meatness and fatness of 9- and
12-week-old Mulard ducks on the basis of selected
live body measurements
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Department of Waterfowl Breeding, Dworzyska Poultry Research Center,
62-022 Świątniki n/Wartą, Poland
Publication date: 1993-09-17
J. Anim. Feed Sci. 1993;2(4):197-206
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ABSTRACT
In 80 Mulard ducks (crossing of Muscovy drakes with Pekin ducks) at 9- and 12-weeks of age the
relationships between alive body measurements and live body weight and percentage content of
breast and legs muscles, skin with subcutaneous fat, abdominal and intestinal fat and bones in the
carcass were determined.
According to the multiple regression equations the following parameters are useful for estimating
the percentage of meat in 9-and 12-week-old living Mulard ducks: thorax lenght, shank length, breast
circumference and breast muscle thickness. The fat content can be estimated on the basis of body
weight, arm length, thorax length, sternum crest length and breast depth.
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