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Ducks are kept for profit in a great diversity of circumstances in both temperate and tropical climates. Outlining the biology of the domestic duck, this book also combines the authors' considerable practical and scientific experience to provide quantitative descriptions of nutritional and environmental effects on growing and breeding ducks, as well as practical advice on husbandry, housing and management. It is an essential resource for duck industry practitioners, researchers, and students. Peter Cherry worked as Development Manager for a major duck producer before assuming a world-wide role as a consultant. Trevor Morris was a world-renowned poultry scientist who had also worked as a duck consultant. Their combined knowledge of the duck and the duck industry is thus unparalleled.

Table of Contents
1: History and biology of the domestic duck 2: Systems of production 3: Housing and environment 4: Husbandry of table duckling 5: Nutrition and factors affecting body composition 6: Rearing of parent stock 7: Management of breeding ducks 8: Fertility and hatchability 9: Genetic improvement

Domestic Duck Production: Science and Practice

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      Publisher CABI Publishing
      Published 20 September 2011
      ISBN-13 9781845939557
      978-1845939557
      ISBN-10 1845939557
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      Technology, Engineering & Agriculture Poultry farming

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Ducks are kept for profit in a great diversity of circumstances in both temperate and tropical climates. Outlining the biology of the domestic duck, this book also combines the authors' considerable practical and scientific experience to provide quantitative descriptions of nutritional and environmental effects on growing and breeding ducks, as well as practical advice on husbandry, housing and management. It is an essential resource for duck industry practitioners, researchers, and students. Peter Cherry worked as Development Manager for a major duck producer before assuming a world-wide role as a consultant. Trevor Morris was a world-renowned poultry scientist who had also worked as a duck consultant. Their combined knowledge of the duck and the duck industry is thus unparalleled.

      Table of Contents
      1: History and biology of the domestic duck 2: Systems of production 3: Housing and environment 4: Husbandry of table duckling 5: Nutrition and factors affecting body composition 6: Rearing of parent stock 7: Management of breeding ducks 8: Fertility and hatchability 9: Genetic improvement

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