TAILIEUCHUNG - CENTRAL POULTRY DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION (SOUTHERN REGION)

There are a few documented cases of legal shipments infected with H5N1. An outbreak of H5N1 among poultry in Tibet in January 2004 was traced to a shipment of chickens from China (Normile 2005). H5N1 was also detected in duck meat imported into Korea from China (Tumpey et al. 2002 in Mase et al. 2005). Mase et al. (2005) report on a case where duck meat legally imported into Japan from China in 2003 was found to be infected with H5N1 during a routine, random-sampling surveillance procedure. This suggests that even in countries where surveillance procedures are practiced, there is. | DUCK - MANAGEMENT GUIDE Website http Central Poultry Development Organisation Southern Region Hessarghatta BANGALORE - 560 088 KARNATAKA INDIA. Tel 0091-80-28466236 28466226 FAX 0091-80-28466444 E-Mail cpdosr@ 1 CENTRAL POULTRY DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION SOUTHERN REGION HESSArGhATTA bangalore - 560088 Ducks occupy an important position next to chicken farming in India. They form about 10 of the total poultry population and contribute about 6-7 of total eggs produced in the country. Ducks are mostly concentrated in the Eastern and Southern States of the country mainly coastal region with non-descriptive indigenous stocks which however are poor layers. Central Duck Breeding Farm under Ministry of Agriculture Government of India was established in the year 1981 during the 5th Five Year plan with technical collaboration of Government of United Kingdom in order to introduce high yielding variety of ducks for the benefit of farming community. This farm had also imported meat variety ducklings VIGOVA SUPER-M from Vietnam under bilateral program between Government of India and Vietnam during the year 1996. ACTIVITIES 1. To supply good quality hatching eggs day - old ducklings of egg and meat type strain 2. To replenish the foundation stock of State Duck Farms. 3. To serve as centre for training in Duck Production and Management. 4. To introduce low input Technology birds and upgradation by exotic blood under scavenging system. MANAGEMENT GUIDE ON DUCKS Duck farming has following advantages - 1. Ducks lay more egg per bird per year than chicken. 2. The size of the duck egg is larger than hen egg by about 15 to 20 gms. 3. Ducks require lesser attention and thrive well in scavenging conditions. 4. Ducks supplements their feed by foraging. They eat fallen grains in paddy fields insects snails earthworms small fishes and other aquatic materials. 5. From commercial point of view ducks have a longer profitable life. They lay well even in second .

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