Effect of diet dilution ratio at early age on growth performance, carcass characteristics and hepatic lipogenesis of Pekin ducks

This study was conducted to test the hypothesis that proper diet dilution ratio at early age might improve feed conversion ratio (FCR) and reduce body fat deposition of meat-type ducks. One hundred and fifty 1-day-old male and female White Pekin ducks (44.5±1.0 g) were randomly assigned into three t...

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Published in:	Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
Main Authors:	L Wu, X Guo, Y Fang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação de Apoio à Ciência e Tecnologia Animal 2012-03-01
Subjects:	Carcass composition compensatory growth diet dilution hepatic lipogenic enzyme activity Pekin ducks
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2012000100008