Veterinary Science & Technology

Sudipta Ghosh

Publications

• Mini Review
  Duck Farming, Fascinating Option in India
  Author(s): Dharmendra Singh Rajput, Shiv Pratap Singh, Sudipta Ghosh and Nema RPDharmendra Singh Rajput, Shiv Pratap Singh, Sudipta Ghosh and Nema RP
  
  Duck rising is a lucrative livestock industry in the globe because of its egg, meat and feather. Like chicken, ducks are reared for eggs and meat. As per livestock census 2007, the duck population of India is 27.43 million constituting 8.52 percent of the totalpoultry population. The distribution and demographic dynamics of duck population revealed that they are concentrated in Eastern, North eastern and Southern states of the country. Duck farming in India is characterized by nomadic, extensive, seasonal,and is still held in the hands of small and marginal farmers and nomadic tribes. There are three systems of duck rearing i.e., free range system, Confined system and Indoor system. Duck can also be reared integrated with other farming such as fish farming and/or paddy cultivation. Duck feeds on insect, snails, kitchen waste, paddy grains and weeds are the food sources for ducks in ad.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7579.1000181

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