Conformation and productivity of “Sen” muscovy duck through 4 generations
The experiment was 4 generations of Sen muscovy duck for conformation and productivity, number of 8,234 “Sen” muscovy ducks for breeding (4,108 males and 4.126 females) and was conducted at Dai Xuyen Duck Breeding and Research Center. Starting from 1 day of age, experimental muscovy ducks were wearing the number of wings each, were kept completely in a cage (with barn filler) with a naturally ventilated playground. The results showed that: Sen muscovy duck at 26 weeks of age Sen Muscovy duck had black and white cavity, belly neck and white wing tips, black tail; pale pink bill, pale yellow feet. Body weight of Sen muscovy duck at 8 and 26 weeks of age was 1891.54gram/male and 3085.18 gram/male; 1279.65gram/female and 1978.01 gram/female. The age of laying at 28 weeks, egg production 88.46 eggs /female/ 52 weeks of lay, feed consumption of 6.9 kg/10 eggs. Egg weight was 67.62g, the rate of eggs with embryos was 96.21%; hatching rate/number of eggs with embryos 85.24%. Sen muscovy duck had conformation and productivity to achieve the research goals set out.
