The present study evaluated the blood profile and meat color of ducks with Houttuynia cordata (H. cordata) pellets in their diets. In total, 120 pekin ducks (1-d-old) were used in a 42 d growth trial. Ducks were randomly allocated to six pens and exposed to three replicates of two treatments: (1) controls as basal diet and (2) basal diet + 2% H. cordata pellets (T1). Total-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglyceride contents or L* and b* vaules revealed significant difference (p>0.05) in compared with those in the controls; however, dietary supplementation of H. cordata pellets did not affect (p>0.05) LDL-cholesterol, VLDL-cholesterol and a* values. In conclusion, the inclusion of 2% H. cordata pellets improved HDL-cholesterol and meat color in duck breast and thigh meats, which further reduced other cholesterol values.

Abstract
1. 서 론
2. 재료 및 방법
    2.1. 어성초 펠렛
    2.2. 실험설계와 공시가축
    2.3. 혈액성상과 육색분석
    2.4. 통계분석
3. 결과 및 고찰
4. 결 론
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• 정연우(미소동물병원) | Yeon-Woo Jeong (MISO Animal Medical Center) Corresponding author