3. What is duck farming
๏ถ Duck is an aquatic bird and forms only 6% of our country
poultry population.
๏ถ There are about 20 breeds of ducks.
๏ถ The native one includes Indian Runner and Syhlet meta.
๏ถ The exotic breeds include Muscori, Pekin, Aylesbury and
Campbell.
๏ถ Domesticated ducks named Mallard (Anas boscas).
Farming ducks is profitable as it can be combined with
aquafarming practices.
4. Perculiarity of ducks:
The body is fully covered with oily feathers. They have a layer of fat
under their skin which prevents it from getting wet. They lay eggs at night of
in the morning. The dcuks feed on rice bran, kitchen wastes, waste fish and
snails.
5. Types of breeds:
There are three types of ducks
depending on the purpose for which it
is formed. They are meat productive
duck breeds, egg productive duck
breed and breeds for both meat and
egg production.
6. Advantages of duck farming:
They can be reared in small backyard where water is
available and needs less care and management as they are very
hardy. They can adapt themselves to all types of environmental
conditons and are breed for feed efficiency growth rate and
resistance to diseases.
