The main factors affecting the breeding performance of Duck

1. Suitable breeding age for ducks

The breeding age of ducks is not easy to be too early, which not only has adverse effects on their own growth and development, but also has a low fertilization rate. Generally, egg type drakes mature early and the age of first mating is more than 5 months, while meat type drakes mature late and the age of first mating is more than 6 months.

II. Ratio of male and female collocation

The breeding performance of ducks varied greatly with different breed types. Generally, the suitable ratio of male to female is: egg duck is 1:2~25; dual-purpose duck is 1:15~20; meat-type duck is 1:5~8.

3. Other factors affecting breeding performance of ducks

In addition to breeding ratio and breed type, breeding performance is also affected by the following factors. Farmers can adjust it appropriately according to their feeding needs.

IV. Feeding and management factors

Under good feeding conditions, especially grazing ducks, breeding performance is enhanced due to the availability of abundant animal feed. Therefore, the proportion of drakes can be appropriately reduced.

V. Seasonal factors

The early spring climate is cold, duck sexual activity is affected, the proportion of male ducks should be appropriately increased by about 2%(according to the number of female ducks).

VI. Factors of male and female gregarious time

Early mating before breeding season can improve the fertilization rate of female ducks. The proportion of male ducks in the early stage of gregarious can be slightly higher, such as the ratio of male ducks to female ducks for egg use can be 1:14~16; after 20 days, it can be changed to 1:25. Therefore, when breeding in large groups, drakes should be placed early in the female group.

7. Age factors of breeding ducks

The breeding duck about 1 year old has strong sexual desire and strong breeding ability. Therefore, the proportion of male ducks in duck flocks can be appropriately reduced.