How to save rearing ducks

Ducks are poultry that need more feed. Especially for feeding ducks, feed costs often account for about 80% of the total cost of feeding. Therefore, saving feed is a key measure to reduce the cost of feeding ducks and increase economic efficiency. Here are some ways to save meat for ducks. 1? Selection of good breeds: The excellent meat ducks have high genetic potential, high growth rate, strong disease resistance, and high utilization of feed. At the same age, the same amount of feed is consumed, and its weight gain is much faster than that of other breeds of meat ducks. 2? Control temperature: The suitable growth temperature of the duck is generally between 12 and 24°C, and the feed can be used effectively in this temperature range. Therefore, it is necessary to create conditions as far as possible, such as adopting winter greenhouses, summer shelters and other measures to increase insulation and cooling to increase feed remuneration. 3. Balanced diets: The proportion of protein and energy in the meat duck's diet should be balanced, and the energy value in the feed should be appropriate. When the energy value is too high, the consumption of feeds will increase, which will cause the waste of certain nutrients. 4? Fresh feed: First, raw materials should be fresh. The second is to store the feed in a well-ventilated and dry place, and put a layer of moisture-proof material between the ground and the ground. Mixing materials should be used up as soon as possible, so that it can be fed with the ground to prevent the build-up and mildew. Mildew feeds are likely to cause poisoning in meat ducks, pull maggots, etc., thereby reducing feed utilization. 5? Rational use of additives: minerals, vitamins, amino acids and other nutritive additives are necessary, and other non-nutrient additives will also help improve the growth rate of ducks and feed utilization. Bacteriocidal peptide zinc, oxytetracycline, furazolidone, olaquindox and other antibacterial promoting agents have obvious effects on increasing weight gain and feed utilization of meat ducks. Therefore, proper feeding of additives can increase the weight gain of meat ducks, Can save a certain amount of feed, reduce costs and increase efficiency. 6? Timely slaughter: The meat ducks reared with the above measures are generally suitable for slaughter in 40 to 48 days. Because, at this time, the weight gain of meat ducks and feed rewards have reached a peak. After 50 days of age, the weight gain of meat ducks decreased, and feed rewards decreased. Therefore, timely slaughter is an effective measure to save feed for ducks. China Agricultural Network Editor