Two ducks were selected according to the average BW
of corresponding pens, euthanized by CO2 inhalation,
and bled. Birds were then immersed into hot water at
60°C for 2 min, scalded, picked, and eviscerated manually.
Breast meat (including pectoralis major and pectoralis
minor) and leg meat (including thigh and drumstick)
were removed from carcasses and weighed. Breast
and leg meat yield were expressed as relative weight to
live BW at processing.