Correlations among Some Carcass Traits in Khaki Campbell Drakes Reared in West Bengal India

The study pertains to the carcass traits of Khaki Campbell drakes which were reared at a commercial farm in Eastern India. Khaki Campbell is a breed of duck known for superior egg laying capacity. The results indicate that the drakes of the breed can be effectively fattened and used for meat purpose. The average weight of the drakes in the study was 1456. ±172.65 and the dressing percentage were assessed to be 54.7%, which is lower than the values for meat breed of ducks. The values for different carcass cuts too have been tabulated along with that of the different no edible and edible giblets. The correlation studies indicate that most of the traits studied are significantly correlated with carcass weight however non significant yet positive correlation values were obtained between, however negative correlation with most of the traits was estimated with lumber region.