Productive Performance of Different Duck Genotypes Reared at Regional Duck Breeding Farm, Sonagazi, Feni

Abstract

The study was conducted at Regional Duck Breeding Farm in Sonagazi, Feni. The farming system of the farm is scavenging. The aim of the study was to understand the management practices and production performance of Jinding, Khaki Campbell and Deshi duck in scavenging farming system. The management conditions of the studied farms was observed by frequent visit the farms and egg production data were collected through a structured questionnaire and face to face interview of the manager. The egg production data was taken from the register book of the farm. Total egg production of the farm in the year 2014 was 287980. Average egg production of three genotypes of ducks was 230, 220 and 150 of Jinding, Khaki Campbell and Deshi duck, respectively. Better egg production percentage (63.01%) was observed for Jinding duck. The egg production performance of Jinding was 2.75% and 21.92% higher than Khaki Campbell and Deshi, respectively.