Nutritional requirements of meat-type and egg-type ducks: what do we know?

Abstract The demand for duck meat, duck eggs, and associated products is increasing each year. Classic and modern selection programs have been applied to enhance the economic traits of ducks to satisfy the requirements of consumers and enhance the incomes of producers. The nutritional requirements o...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Mohamed Fouad, Dong Ruan, Shuang Wang, Wei Chen, Weiguang Xia, Chuntian Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-017-0217-x