Ways to reduce the cost of raising ducks

Duck as one of the main poultry in China, whether duck meat, duck down or duck eggs, the market in our country is very large. Therefore, now there are a lot of people raising ducks, and the competitiveness of the duck raising market is also very great. Many duck farmers also want to reduce the cost of raising ducks in order to improve the efficiency of raising ducks. So how do you do it? Today, the editor has brought you a way to raise ducks to reduce costs. Let's take a look!

1. Feed

Under normal circumstances, the input cost of feed accounts for about 70% of all the input for raising ducks. So if you want to reduce the cost of raising ducks, it is very important to save feed. When preparing the diet of ducks, the proportion of nutrients in the diet should be balanced. The food intake of ducks is closely related to the level of energy in the feed. If the energy level is high, then the food intake will be reduced, on the contrary, it will increase. Therefore, it is necessary to maintain the balance of protein and energy in duck feed. If the feed is low in energy and high in protein, it will lead to a waste of protein.

In addition, we should reasonably add additives to the feed to speed up the growth of meat ducks and improve the feed utilization rate. The common additives are organic acids, probiotics and so on, which are very beneficial to the weight gain and feed utilization rate of meat ducks. Then we should pay attention to avoid duck poisoning, dysentery and other conditions, otherwise it will reduce the utilization rate of feed. Then, it is necessary to do a good job in the storage of feed to avoid rodent and insect pests, and keep it in a ventilated and dry place without visible light, so as to avoid the destruction of nutritional structure in feed. finally, it is necessary to do a good job in moistureproof of feed.

2. Daily management

When raising ducks, temperature control is very important. The suitable temperature for the growth of ducks is generally about 15-22 degrees. In the appropriate temperature range, it can effectively improve the feed utilization rate. So when we are breeding, we must pay attention to control the temperature. For example, it is necessary to set up a shed in captivity in winter and cool down to prevent heat in summer, so as to improve the rate of return of feed. And in the selection of duck breeds, should be based on good breeds, good duck breeds have a higher feed utilization, fast growth and disease resistance is also relatively strong, breeding investment will naturally be less.

3. out of the column at the right time.

The time of duck out of the pen also has a lot to do with the cost of breeding. In general, the meat duck is usually about 45 days, which is the best time to get out of the fence. Because at this point in time, the weight gain and feed reward of meat duck gradually reached the peak. If the weight gain rate of meat duck is more than 50 days, the weight gain rate of meat duck becomes slower, and the feed reward will also decrease, affecting the efficiency of breeding. Therefore, we should control the duck out time according to the local market and environment, so as to avoid some unnecessary losses.

The above is a brief introduction to the methods of raising ducks to reduce costs. That's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. I hope I can help you reach it.