Egg production performance of Philippine mallard duck (Anas platyrynchos domesticus Linn) in semi-confined litter flooring as affected by temperature, relative humidity and heat index

Date

4-2014

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Major Course

Major in Animal Science

College

College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Veneranda A. Magpantay

Abstract

The study was conducted to determine the effect of temperature, relative humidity, and THI on egg production performance of Philippine mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus Linn) during rainy season. The study was undertaken in Sta. Anastacia farm in Sta. Anastacia, Batangas from June to December 2013. During the study, microclimatic factors inside the duck house, hen day egg production (HDEP) and egg qualities (i.e. egg weight and shell thickness) were gathered. Data were subjected to descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation analysis. Average daily temperature was observed to be higher from 06:00h to 16:00h while RH was lower from 7:00h to 16:00h. It was found that on the months of July and October, HDEP was positively correlated with temperature while negative correlation exists during the month of September (p<0.05). During the months of July, August and when the data from June to December were pooled, it was found that relative humidity is negatively correlated with HDEP (p<0.05). On September, THI was negatively correlated with HDEP. Egg qualities were not affected (p>0.05) by any of the microclimatic factors considered.

Language

English

Location

UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)

Call Number

LG 993.5 2014 A3 E27

Document Type

Thesis

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