Assessment of growth and development of hybrid duckling offspring

¹ NCJSC S. Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical Research University, Faculty of veterinary and animal husbandry technology, Department of Technology and Processing of Livestock Production, 010381 Astana, Kazakhstan
² LLP North-Kazakhstan Research Institute, 150000, Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan
³ Union of Poultry Breeders of Kazakhstan, 010381 Astana, Kazakhstan
⁴ NCJSC Zhangir khan West Kazakhstan AgrarianTechnical University, Faculty of Animal husbandry and Bioresources, 090009, Uralsk, Kazakhstan

^* Corresponding author: mahabbat-362@mail.ru

Abstract

Currently, for agricultural enterprises of all ownership forms in the Republic of Kazakhstan, issues related to improving breeds, crosses, and lines of waterfowl remain important. Additionally, technologies for housing and feeding that enhance the survival and productivity of poultry are of great significance. The use of the genetic resources of domestic poultry breeds in breeding work, as well as the preservation of rare and endangered populations, holds special importance due to their high adaptive qualities in terms of both the quality and quantity of the obtained products, and their suitability for local feed and eco-climatic conditions. As a result of conducted research, an assessment of the quality of paternal and maternal lines of crosses from local duck populations in the Northern region of Kazakhstan has been performed, and indicators of growth, development, and survival of the obtained hybrid offspring have been studied. The conducted research has established that the "Ansar" crossbred ducklings exhibit higher growth energy along with a 94% survival rate of the offspring in early age.