slices of duck farming guide

Duck farming generally to produce eggs. But ducks who have been through the production and drake, real potential to be developed into duck pieces.
Our society, today more fond of meat duck / duck. This can be seen from the mushrooming of restaurants that serve duck rice. But fulfilling the needs of the duck slices are still very traditional and in the form of a duck laying rejects or stud bulls that are kept modest.
To meet the needs and preferences of society will be the duck meat, needs to be put a piece of duck farm that can ensure the fulfillment of community needs.
Development and maintenance of duck pieces in order to achieve efficiency in its utilization according Satie DL (1991), to use ducks that have been through the production and drake. This is intended as drake has several advantages and benefits that in terms of economics.
For the price of seeds, drake cheaper than female ducks, because msyarakat far only recognize and reap the benefits of a laying female ducks.
Maintenance does not require a long time, only in 2-3 months had to be picked results. This is because the growth and development of the body is relatively better than female ducks.
Weight loss to date is cut not less than 1.5 kg. By leveraging the drake, in a relatively short time has achieved more weight is needed. This is very beneficial to consumers when compared with the old ducks. Cutting at a relatively young age, to produce meat more tender, more tasty and higher nutritional value.
Cages and feed
Housing and feeding system is of paramount importance to carry out intensive farming. Perkandangan male duck pieces, as well as broiler cage system with dry, in which the area per head of 0.25 m2.
Half of the cage covered with a roof of thatch, tile or the other as a protector and a place to rest. While the other half is part used as a place to eat, drink or play in the form of an open cage.
Feed drake duck slices prepared as concern over its growth period. Drake growth is divided into the early growth period (starter phase) and further growth.
To achieve maximum growth in the starter phase, to be supported by feeding a high protein-containing, and it ranged between 20-25%.
In order to achieve efficient and economical value, the price of feed can be reduced as low as possible by using materials easily available, cheap price and high nutritional value.
For example, proteins obtained cheaply, through the utilization of marine wastes results or ponds, snail meat and others.
It could also add an enzyme-enzyme digestion in order to have faster growth.