How to Control Feed in Meat Duck Farming? Scientific Methods and Key Points Explained
Ducks are very popular in China. As a common poultry, meat duck farming now ranks second only to chickens in scale. Duck eggs also have very large market demand. Therefore, more and more people are now raising meat ducks, but many people find that feed waste is quite serious when raising meat ducks. So how should feed be controlled in meat duck farming? Below, the editor will give you a brief introduction. Let's take a look!
1. Balanced diet
When raising meat ducks, if you want to save feed, you must ensure a balanced diet. If the energy content of the feed is high, the feed intake of meat ducks will naturally decrease; on the contrary, when the energy level is low, feed intake will naturally increase. Therefore, we should pay attention to balancing the nutritional levels of protein and energy in the meat duck diet. Otherwise, it will lead to increased feed consumption and waste of some nutrients, resulting in feed waste.
2. Keep feed fresh
When feeding meat ducks, pay attention to keeping the feed fresh. After mixing the meat duck feed, place it in a ventilated and dry place. When storing feed, also note that a moisture-proof layer of material should be laid between the feed and the ground. It is best to use mixed feed as soon as possible, and mixing only what will be used is best. Avoid caking, mildew, and similar problems. If the feed is not fresh, it will cause adverse phenomena such as poisoning and diarrhea in meat ducks. This leads to a decline in feed utilization rate. Then also pay attention to pest and rodent control in the feed warehouse.
3. Reasonable use of additives
During the growth of meat ducks, when feeding them, in order to improve the growth rate of meat ducks and feed utilization rate, additives should be used reasonably, such as minerals and vitamins. These nutritional additives are very important. In addition, some non-nutritional additives are also very helpful to the growth rate and feed utilization rate of meat ducks. However, pay attention to controlling the amount of additives and do not use too much.
4. Feeding methods
Feeding methods also directly affect the feed utilization rate of meat ducks. When feeding, generally do not feed raw materials. The raw materials should be crushed and then made into pellets of complete formula feed. Regulate reasonably according to the age of the meat ducks. It should not be too fine, otherwise it is prone to scattering and causing feed waste. Also, when adding feed, pay attention to controlling the amount. Do not add too much at one time, causing feed to be knocked out of the trough by the meat ducks. Finally, plan the troughs reasonably, repair them in time, and avoid feed leakage from the troughs, which would reduce feed utilization rate.
The above is a brief introduction to how to control feed in meat duck farming. In addition, temperature, breed, and marketing time are all factors affecting the feed utilization rate of meat ducks, so everyone should pay more attention. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and I hope it can help everyone!