A Detailed Guide to Muscovy Duck Farming Techniques and Precautions

SummarySite: In plain areas, choose a place with higher terrain facing north and south; in mountainous and hilly areas, choose the south side or southeast-sloping side of a hillside; the Muscovy duck house should have good ventilation, lighting and drainage. Feeding: The male-to-female ratio of Muscovy ducks is 1:3-5; mixed raising, pen raising and free-range raising are all acceptable; the pen should be provided with a water pool and an appropriate exercise area, and the house should be provided with egg-laying nests. Disease prevention: Before the Muscovy ducks are moved into the house, the house and equipment must be thoroughly disinfected 1 time, and antibacterial drugs should be added to the daily ration at irregular intervals to prevent and control disease.

Muscovy duck? Do many friends mistake it for a mandarin duck when they first see this name? But in fact, it is also a type of duck. Duck meat is a meat we often eat in daily life, and this Muscovy duck is especially loved by people. However, most people do not know much about the farming techniques for this Muscovy duck.

Muscovy Duck Farming Techniques and Precautions

I. Farming Techniques

1. Site selection: In plain areas, choose a place with high, dry terrain facing north and south; in mountainous and hilly areas, choose the south side or southeast-sloping side of a hillside to build the farm; sandy loam soil is best, to facilitate drainage after rain. The Muscovy duck house should have good ventilation, lighting and drainage, be able to avoid the northwest wind, and be warm in winter and cool in summer.

2. Feeding method: The male-to-female ratio of Muscovy ducks is 1:3-5; mixed raising, pen raising and free-range raising are all acceptable; simple facilities can be used; the pen should be provided with a water pool and an appropriate exercise area, and the house should be provided with egg-laying nests.

3. Disease prevention and control: Before the Muscovy ducks are moved into the house, the house and equipment must be thoroughly disinfected 1 time; use quicklime mixed into 15%-18% limewater to thoroughly disinfect the walls, floor and equipment of the Muscovy duck house 1 time to cut off pathogens. Antibacterial drugs should be added to the daily ration at irregular intervals to prevent and control disease.

4. Management of adult ducks: For adult ducks, select large, robust male and female ducks to keep for breeding, with a male-to-female ratio of 1:3-5. Replacement breeding ducks should be restrictively fed, the nutritional content of the feed should be reduced, and body weight should be properly controlled to prevent excessive fatness from affecting reproductive capacity. The body weight of breeding female ducks should be controlled at 2.3-2.8 kg, and that of male ducks at 4-5 kg. The daily feed intake per duck is 100-150 g, and 25-50 g of green feed can be fed daily.

II. Precautions

1. Within 1-3 days after hatching, ducklings are sensitive to temperature and like warmth and sleep; the temperature should be kept no lower than 30°C, and after 3 days it should be gradually lowered.

2. Medium ducks need to be raised in groups, with 100-300 ducks per group and a density of 5-8 ducks per sq m.

Muscovy Duck Feed Formulas

1. Ducklings: The feed formula for ducklings (0-6 weeks of age) is 56% cornmeal, 18% soybean cake, 10% wheat bran, 10% rice bran, 2% bone meal, 2% fish meal, 1.5% yeast powder, and 0.5% salt, plus various vitamins and trace elements.

2. Medium ducks: The feed formula for medium ducks (7-10 weeks of age) is 45% cornmeal, 10% soybean cake, 15% wheat bran, 15% rice bran, 9% grass powder, 2% bone meal, 1.5% fish meal, 2% yeast powder, and 0.5% salt.

3. Adult ducks: The feed formula for adult ducks (11-24 weeks of age) is 54% cornmeal, 17% soybean cake, 18% wheat bran, 3% grass powder, 3% fish meal, 3% bone meal, 1.5% yeast powder, and 0.5% salt, plus various vitamins and trace elements.

Muscovy Duck Farming Prospects

The Muscovy duck is also the muscovy duck, a special economic animal with special economic value different from ordinary domestic ducks. It is highly valued at home and abroad. France has already used it to replace the Beijing duck. In recent years, the price of Muscovy ducks has been 2-3 yuan more expensive per 500 g than domestic ducks. The market price is clearly higher than that of other poultry, and it has very good development prospects.

This duck has advantages such as large body size, robust constitution, strong vitality and disease resistance, wide adaptability, fast growth, easy fattening, good liver production performance, large fatty livers produced by male ducks, and the ability to be raised without a water pool. It is a fine poultry breed of the lean-meat type, liver-use type and nourishing type with very good development prospects. It was a promoted project of the ’97 national science and technology poverty alleviation program for the breeding industry, and is also a good project for rural short-term, quick-result prosperity building.

Muscovy Duck Production Performance

1. Meat production: The average birth weight of Muscovy ducks is 40 g. At 11 weeks of age, male Muscovy ducks weigh 3.64 kg, with the heaviest reaching about 5.0 kg, and adult female Muscovy ducks weigh 2.6 kg. The meat-to-feed ratio is 1:2.80-3.00; the half-eviscerated dressing percentage of adult male Muscovy ducks is 80%, and that of females is 84%; the fully eviscerated dressing percentage of males is 74%, and that of females is 75%; the average liver weight is above 260 g.

2. Egg production: Female Muscovy ducks begin laying eggs after 6 months of raising, can lay 180-210 eggs per year, with an average egg weight of 65-85 g and a maximum egg weight of 100 g.

The farming method for Muscovy ducks is not difficult. As long as you master their growth habits, raising them will feel like an easy task. Moreover, the production performance of Muscovy ducks is also very strong; whether for meat production or production capacity, they have very good market prospects.