Mao Ji'ao's Brilliant Methods for Raising Ducks and Preventing Duck Diseases: Greenhouse Duck-Raising Techniques

AbstractThe most important thing in Mao Ji'ao's duck raising and duck disease prevention is to improve the duck rearing model, changing ground-based duck raising to online duck raising, reducing the ducks' contact with soil, and keeping the ducks away from pathogens. The specific method is to tie ordinary plastic netting together with bamboo strips, then raise the ducks on frames placed on the netting for rearing. The greenhouse built for duck raising needs to be of a suitable height, use duck breeds suited to local rearing, and have good temperature management inside the greenhouse.

I. Mao Ji'ao's Brilliant Methods for Raising Ducks and Preventing Duck Diseases

1. The traditional duck-raising model is to raise ducks directly on the ground, but since viruses, bacteria and so on exist everywhere in nature, especially in humid environments where pathogens readily breed, many bacteria, viruses and parasites generally grow in the soil. If the environment is poor, the ducks' living conditions are not very good, these bacteria and viruses will easily grow, and when the ducks' resistance declines they will become infected, fall ill, and even die.

2. Mao Ji'ao's duck raising and duck disease prevention mainly involves improving the duck rearing model, changing ground-based duck raising to online duck raising, tying ordinary plastic netting together with bamboo strips, and raising the ducks on frames placed on the netting for rearing. This can greatly reduce the ducks' contact with soil and keep them away from pathogens.

II. Greenhouse Duck-Raising Techniques

1. How to build a greenhouse for duck raising

(1) There is a lot of knowledge involved in building a greenhouse for duck raising. It is best to have the greenhouse door face north, and to choose a location with water nearby, and the water quality should also be good.

(2) In addition, when building the greenhouse, how tall to build it also involves knowledge; it is generally recommended to build the greenhouse to a height of about two meters.

(3) Generally speaking, if it is built too high, the temperature inside the greenhouse may be relatively low in winter; if it is built too low, the heat dissipation of the greenhouse may not be very good.

(4) Therefore, when building it, try to make the ducks feel relatively comfortable, and ensure normal air circulation inside the greenhouse.

2. Selection of duck breeds for greenhouse duck raising

(1) Duck raising has relatively low requirements; ducks are a type of breed that is relatively easy to raise. So in normal times you can choose the duck breed according to your own actual needs and the breeds that local people like to raise.

(2) If raising meat ducks, it is best to choose duck breeds that grow quickly and consume relatively less feed. If raising egg ducks, it is recommended to choose ducks with a relatively high laying rate and relatively early laying time for rearing.

3. Temperature management in the greenhouse

(1) Raising ducks in a greenhouse is relatively convenient to manage, but in normal times you must always pay attention to the temperature changes inside the greenhouse. If you are even slightly inattentive, part of the flock may be lost because the ducks cannot adapt.

(2) Generally in summer when the temperature is relatively high, cooling work should be done in a timely manner. You can ventilate the greenhouse every morning and evening, which can make the air inside the greenhouse relatively fresh.

(3) In winter, because the temperature is cold, you can appropriately add some warming items inside the greenhouse to prevent the ducks from freezing.