Duck keeping in the tropics
This technology describes management practices involved in successful rearing of ducks in the tropical regions. Advantages and disadvantages of duck keeping compared to chickens are provided along with clarifications on the different types of breeds. Different processes of breeding and breeding stock are explained as well as explanations on how to management them which include flock maintenance, culling systems, egg incubation, flock trait selection and sexing. How to daily care for the ducks is also detailed as well as drinking water systems, feed, a guide to the construction duck keeping systems, housing, night shelters, flooring and feeding troughs.
المؤلف: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)
المنظمة: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
السنة: 2020
البلد/البلدان: Uganda
التغطية الجغرافية: أفريقيا
النوع: الممارسات
النص الكامل متاح على: https://www.fao.org/teca/en/technologies/6953
لغة المحتوى: English