METHODS FOR CAECECTOMY OF MUSCOVY DUCKS REGARDING BALANCE EXPERIMENTS OF DIGESTIBILIY ESTABLISHING II. RECOVERY PERIOD

Abstract

Some indexes of the recovery period of Muscovy ducklings after caecectomy have been studied. It’ established, that the birds recover the water intake 9 hours, the excreting- 12-15 hours after and the feed consumption (by food offering 24 hours after operation) – 72-90 hours after the operation.

Keywords

• muscovy ducks
• caecectomy
• recovery period