학술논문
Sodium Requirement for Muscovy Ducks in Housing
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science, Vol 22, Iss 1 (2020)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1806-9061
Abstract
ABSTRACT The present study aimed to determine the ideal sodium levels for muscovy ducks in housing. Two hundred and forty muscovy ducks of creole lineage were used, distributed in boxes with water and food ad libitum. The experimental design was completely randomized, where treatments were constituted by six nutritional plans (initial, growth and termination) with different sodium levels, and four replicates of 10 muscovy ducks each. The birds had weekly performance evaluations, and after 90 days, eight birds (four males and four females) in each treatment were slaughtered for evaluation of carcass traits. Data collected were subjected to Tukey test at 5% of significance. Differences were observed (p