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Record Nr.

UNINA9910446325603321

Autore

Cherry P (Peter), <1937->

Titolo

Domestic duck production : science and practice / / P. Cherry and T.R. Morris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI, c2008

ISBN

1-281-80160-7

9786611801601

1-84593-441-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (251 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MorrisT. R (Trevor Raymond)

Disciplina

636.5/97

Soggetti

Ducks

Poultry industry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowlegements; 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; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 provides quantitative descriptions of nutritional and environmental effects on growing and breeding ducks, as well as practical advice on husbandry, housing and management.