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Increased water contamination and grow-out Pekin duck mortality when raised with water troughs compared to pin-metered water lines using a United States management system
Controversy has developed as to whether or not pin-metered water lines or water troughs are more appropriate for Pekin ducks. We hypothesized that water troughs would show improved duck body conditions and environmental quality compared to pin-metered water lines. To test this hypothesis, we housed...
Autores principales: | Schenk, A., Porter, A. L., Alenciks, E., Frazier, K., Best, A. A., Fraley, S. M., Fraley, G. S. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Poultry Science Association, Inc.
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4957366/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26769272 http://dx.doi.org/10.3382/ps/pev381 |
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