Table 1 Sex, age categories and body condition in non-commercial anseriform poultry submitted for post-mortem diagnostics to the National Veterinary Institute (SVA), Sweden in 2011–2020
Domestic duck | Muscovy duck | Hybrid duck | Domestic goose | Total | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (submissionsa) | 27 | 25 | 2 | 25 | 79 | |
N (birds) | 41 | 45 | 2 | 32 | 120 | |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 13 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 33.3 |
Female | 25 | 21 | 2 | 23 | 71 | 59.2 |
No record | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7.5 |
Age category | ||||||
Juvenile (0– < 8 weeks) | 11 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 42 | 35.0 |
Subadult (8 weeks–˂1 year) | 13 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 37 | 30.8 |
Adult (≥ 1 year) | 17 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 41 | 34.2 |
Body condition | ||||||
Emaciated | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 12.5 |
Below normal | 20 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 56 | 46.7 |
Normal | 19 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 45 | 37.5 |
Above normal/obese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2.5 |
No record | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 |