Domestic Duck Production

Science and Practice

By: Peter Cherry, Trevor Morris

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Paperback | 20 January 2011

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This is a paperback version of this successful book on duck production. Ducks are kept for profit inThis is a paperback version of this successful book on duck production. 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.

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History and biology of the domestic duck
Systems of production
Housing and environment
Husbandry of table duckling
Nutrition and factors affecting body composition
Rearing of parent stock
Management of breeding ducks
Fertility and hatchability
Genetic improvement
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