• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제14권12호
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• pp.1741-1746
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• 2001

An experiment was conducted at the experimental duck farm of Cantho University to determine the effects of feeding duckweed (Lemna minor) that completely replaced commercial protein supplements in diets for crossbred meat ducks. The experiment included five treatments, with four replicates and ten crossbred ducks per replicate (pen). The five diets were based on broken rice offered ad libitum, supplemented with either 27 (control, SB100), 19 (SB70), 15 (SB55), 12 (SB40) or zero (SB0) g/day of ground, roasted soya beans, with fresh duckweed supplied ad libitum, except for the control (SB0) treatment. A vitamin / mineral premix and salt were included in the control (SB100) diet, but not in the diets with duckweed. These diets were fed to growing crossbred meat ducks (Czechoslovak Cherry Valley hybrids) from 28 to 63 days of age, when two birds (one male and one female) per pen were slaughtered for carcass evaluation. Total daily intakes were 95, 108, 108, 105 and 107 g of dry matter (DM) (p<0.001) and daily live weight gains 26.1, 29.1, 28.3, 27.1 and 27.6 g (p<0.001) for the SB100, SB70, SB55, SB40 and SB0 diets, respectively. Corresponding feed conversion ratios (FCR, dry matter basis) were 3.63, 3.71, 3.82, 3.89 and 3.88 kg feed/kg gain, respectively. There were no significant differences in carcass yields, chest and thigh muscle weights, and internal organ weights between the ducks fed the control diet and those fed duckweed diets. Fresh duckweed can completely replace roasted soya beans and a vitamin-mineral premix in broken rice based diets for growing crossbred ducks without reduction in growth performance or carcass traits. If the duckweed is grown on farm, and managed and harvested by household labour, the saving over purchased protein supplements is up to 48%.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.423-431
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• 2010

본 시험은 토종오리와 육용오리의 교배 조합이 부분육 비율과 육질에 미치는 영향을 연구하기 위해 수행하였다. 토종오리와 육용오리의 교배 조합으로 발생된 4처리구의 오리 360수를 평사에서 사육하고, 일정 주령(A, B, C 8주령, D 6주령)에 도달하였을 때 각 처리구에서 암수 각각 9수씩 선별하였다. 교배 조합 방법은 토종오리(female)$\times$토종오리(male), 육용오리(female)$\times$토종오리(male), 토종오리(female)$\times$육용오리(male), 육용오리(female)$\times$육용오리(male)의 4처리구를 각각 A, B, C, D로 하였다. 선별된 개체들은 도압(屠鴨)하여 부분육 비율을 측정하고, 오리고기의 이화학적 성상과 관능검사를 실시하였다. 날개와 목 부위의 비율은 D 처리구가 가장 낮았으며(P<0.05), 가슴 부위는 B 처리구에서 가장 높았다(P<0.05). 다리 부위는 처리구간 차이가 없었으며, 부분육을 제외한 부위는 A, B, D 처리구에서 C 처리구에 비해 유의적으로 높았다(P<0.05). 오리고기의 pH는 처리구간 차이가 없었으나(P>0.05), 지방, 단백질 함량은 B 처리구가 가장 높았으며(P<0.05), 콜라겐 함량은 D 처리구가 가장 높았다(P<0.05). 오리고기의 육색과 물리학적 성상(전단력, 가열 감량, 보수력)은 처리구간 차이가 없었다(P>0.05). 오리고기의 관능검사는 다즙성에서 D 처리구가 가장 높았으나(P<0.05), B와 D 처리구 사이에는 유의적 차이가 없었다. 따라서 토종오리와 육용오리의 교배 조합은 이화학적 성상이나 관능검사의 개선 효과가 뚜렷하지 않지만 가슴육 수율 향상에 영향을 주는 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.59-67
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• 2021

This study investigated the morphological features, growth, and meat yield performance of Pekin (P), Nageswari (N), and their reciprocal F₁ crossbreds (P♂×N♀ and N♂×P♀). A total of 301-day-old ducklings were reared in four different pens up to 20 weeks of age under intensive management conditions. Feeding and management practices were similar for all individuals throughout the experimental period. The morphology and plumage pattern of F₁ crossbreds were similar to those of indigenous Nageswari ducks because of the dominant inheritance of the extended Black allele (E locus). Genotype had significant differences (P<0.05) among the four genotypes in morphometric measurements, except wing and shank length. Growth performance was highly significant among the four genotypes (P<0.001) from one-day to 12 weeks of age. The average live weights of P, N, P♂×N♀ and N♂×P♀ crossbred genotypes at 12 weeks of age were 2038.35±29.74, 1542.44±33.61, 1851.85±28.59 and 1691.08±27.80 g, respectively. Meat yield parameters varied significantly (P<0.05) among the different genotypes for all studied traits, except for liver and gizzard weight. Moreover, no significant differences (P>0.05) were observed between P and P♂×N♀ crossbred for important meat yield traits such as hot carcass weight, dressing%, back half weight, drumstick with thigh weight and breast meat weight. Remarkably, the P♂×N♀ crossbreed possesses 50% native inheritance, which contributes to better adaptation in a hot-humid environment. Our results revealed that the P♂×N♀ genotype could be suitable for higher meat production with better adaptability in the agro-climatic conditions of Bangladesh.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.825-834
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• 2005

Two experiments were conducted with growing crossbred Super-Meat ducks at the experimental duck farm of Cantho University to evaluate the effects of reducing the proportion of soybean meal (SBM) in a broken rice (BR)-SBM mixture and providing soya waste (SW) ad libitum (Expt. 1), and reducing the proportion of fish meal (FM) in a BR-FM mixture and supplying ensiled shrimp waste (ESW) ad libitum (Expt.2). Both experiments included five treatments, with three replicates and ten growing ducks per replicate. In Expt.1, the five diets were based on BR and five levels of SBM, with SW offered ad libitum. The control diet (SBM25) consisted of 75% BR and 25% SBM, and the other four treatments included SBM levels of 20% (SBM20), 14% (SBM14), 8% (SBM8) and 0% (SBM0) mixed with BR to 100%, and with SW ad libitum. In Expt. 2, the control diet consisted of 86% BR and 14% FM, and the other dietary treatments had FM levels of 11% (FM11), 8% (FM8), 4% (FM4) and 0% (FM0) mixed with BR, and with ESW ad libitum. In Expt. 1, total intakes of dry matter (DM), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF) and metabolizable energy (ME) were higher for birds given SW (p<0.001). Total CP intake was highest on the SBM20 diet, and lowest on the SBM0 diet (p<0.001). Lower daily gain (DG) was found for the SBM0 diet (p<0.01). Carcass weights were higher on the control treatment, with the lowest values on the SBM0 diet (p<0.001). Gizzard weights were higher on diets with high intakes of SW (p<0.05). In Expt. 2, birds with high intakes of ESW (FM4 and FM0) had lower (p<0.01) daily intakes of DM. The total CP intakes declined (p<0.001) with higher intakes of ESW. The highest DG were for the control and FM11 diets, while the lowest value was for diet FM0 (p<0.001). The poorest feed conversion ratio (FCR) was for the FM0 treatment (p<0.01). Lower weights of carcass and breast muscle were found on the FM0 diet (p<0.001). Feed costs per kg gain were only slightly different between diets. However, the lowest feed cost was for ducks on the SBM0 and FM11 diets in Expt.1 and Expt. 2, respectively.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.475-481
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• 2006

The genetic polymorphism and relationships of Muscovy, Cherry Valley Meat ducks, Partridge ducks and their crossbreds $F_1$ and $F_2$, respectively, were studied using a random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) technique. The results showed that RAPD markers were effective for the analysis of genetic relationships among ducks. Amplification with 20-primers gave 760 reproducible amplified fragments. The percentage of polymorphic marker band was 74.70%, which indicates that the RAPD technique had higher efficiency of polymorphism detection and sensitivity in studying the genetic variations among ducks and showed that the genetic polymorphism was abundant between two species of duck populations. The average index of genetic distance in hybrid $F_2$ was 0.2341 and higher than that of its parents, which indicates that the genetic diversity was improved by crossbreeding with Muscovy.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.382-390
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• 2015

This work was conducted to investigate the performance and meat characteristics of commercial Korean native duck (KND). A total of 180 1-d-old ducklings of 2-way crossbreds from A and B lines (from National Institute of Animal Science) were used in this work and divided into 4 groups (3 replicates/group, 15 birds/replicate). The four groups were 4 crossbreds as AA (A line [♀]${\times}$A line [♂]), AB (A line [♀]${\times}$B line [♂]), BB (Pure line B strains) and BA (B strains [♀]${\times}$A strain [♂]). Ducks were fed diets based on corn-soybean meal for 0 to 3 wk (22.4% crude protein [CP], 2,945 kcal/kg metabolizable energy [ME]) and 3 to 8 wk (18.4% CP, 3,047 kcal/kg ME). As a result of this study, average body weight of 4 crossbreds were 625, 1,617, 2,466, and 2,836 g at 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks, respectively, and significantly increased over the period of time (p<0.05). Body weight of BB group was greater than other crossbreds at the age of 6 weeks (p<0.05). There was a significant difference in weekly body weight gains (p<0.05), which were 573, 991, 850, and 371 g at 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks old, respectively. Uniformity of 4 crossbreds was 84.9%, 80.5%, and 72.5% at 6, 7, and 8 weeks, respectively, and there was no difference among crossbreds. Body weight gain of BB crossbred was highest among crossbreds (p<0.05). Weekly feed intake significantly increased with weeks as 669, 1,839, 2,812, and 3,381 g at 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks respectively (p<0.05). Feed intakes of AA and BB crossbreds were higher at 2 to 4 weeks old than others and that of BB crossbred was highest at 4 to 6 weeks old (p<0.05). Weekly feed conversion ratios were 1.17, 1.86, 3.32, and 9.37 at 0 to 2, 2 to 4, 4 to 6, and 6 to 8 weeks old, respectively, and it increased with age (p<0.05). There was no significant difference in feed conversion ratio among crossbreds. Carcass yields of 4 crossbreds were 73.6%, 71.6%, 73.5%, and 71.7%, respectively, so there was no significant difference among crossbreds. There was no difference in wing, neck, breast and leg ratios among crossbreds. However, back ratios of 4 crossbreds were 17.6%, 18.0%, 15.8%, and 17.6%, respectively, and back ratio of BB was the highest among crossbreds. Finally, these results may provide the basic data on the production, carcass quality, fatty acid and amino acid composition of commercial KND with 2-way crossbreeding.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2015

최근, 한국의 소비자들이 건강에 대한 관심이 증가하면서 단일불포화 지방산이 풍부해 건강에 긍정적인 영향을 줄 수 있는 오리고기의 수요가 급격하게 증가하고 있다. 하지만 대부분의 종 오리는 수입에 의존하고 있는 실정이기 때문에, 토종오리의 개발 및 보급이 필요한 실정이며, 이는 종자주권의 확립 및 농가 소득 증대에도 매우 필요한 일이라 할 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 24개의 microsatellite 마커를 확보하였으며, 이들 마커의 대립유전자수는 1~16개, 이형접합도는 0~0.865, 다형성은 0~0.841로 확인되었다. 이들 마커를 이용하여 임의 집단에서 동일개체 출현빈도를 계산한 결과는 임의 집단 $1.64{\times}10^{-16}$, 전형매 집단 $2.60{\times}10^{-7}$, 반형매 집단 $1.30{\times}10^{-12}$으로 높은 개체식별률과 친자확인도를 확인할 수 있었다. 하지만 이들 마커를 이용한 계통분석 결과, 토종오리와 실용오리 집단을 정확하게 구분하기에는 어려운 것으로 확인되었다. 따라서 추가연구를 통해 토종오리의 순종화 및 더 정확한 토종오리와 실용오리 집단 구분이 가능한 마커 개발이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.