Journal article
Factors limiting traditional household duck production in Bangladesh
MA Hoque, LF Skerratt, MA Rahman, ABM Rabiul Alam Beg, NC Debnath
Tropical Animal Health and Production | SPRINGER | Published : 2010
Abstract
A cross sectional survey of duck production was carried out in 2002 on 771 traditional, semiscavenging household duck farms on the coastal Island of Hatia. We determined the socioeconomic characteristics of duck farmers and their management systems, identified the factors associated with egg production, and measured the level of selected duck diseases and current preventive strategies. Household family size varied from 1 to 14 individuals and women were the main caretakers of ducks. Around 34% of keepers were illiterate. Most duck products (eggs and meat; 85%) were sold at the local market. Duck houses were poorly ventilated and a variety of bedding materials were used. Feed was available in..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We are very grateful to the Smallholder Livestock Development Project-2 authority for approving our study and providing financial support. Dip Unnayan Sangstha provided the list of households for the survey. Finally, we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the members of our research team and other contributors in our research for their excellent cooperation during the study period. I am also grateful to Stephen Garland who reviewed the manuscript.