Indian Journal of Poultry Science
Web of Science
  • Year: 2009
  • Volume: 44
  • Issue: 3

Proximate composition of meat of Nageswari ducks of Assam

  • Author:
  • G. Zaman, J.D. Mahanta, H.F. Ahmed
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 414 to 415

Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati - 781 022 (Assam).

*Corresponding author: e-mail - gzaman60@gmail.com

Abstract

Proximate composition of meat from 20 numbers (10 males and 10 females) of adult clinically healthy Nageswari ducks of Assam was analyzed at 20 weeks of age. The results showed non-significant difference in the mean percentage of moisture, crude protein, ether extract, ash, calcium and phosphorus content breast meat of these ducks between sexes.

Keywords

Proximate composition, meat, Cina hanh duck