Duck farming in North-Eastern India (Assam)

Abstract

A study was undertaken on duck farming in a North-eastern part of India (Assam), representing almost all the agro-climatic zones. Five districts were selected, one from each agro-climatic zone except for the hill area. Twenty-five duck farmers from each district, a total of 125 in all, were selected on the basis of flock size. Results of the study in respect of socio-economic status of the farmer, demographic distribution, husbandry and feeding practice, production performance, incidence of diseases, mortality pattern and health protection programmes, marketing, finance and costs and returns from the flocks are highlighted.

Improvement of rural livelihood through rearing of Chara-Chemballi ducks in Assam

“…The income found from this project was much higher than those reported in the findings of Ravindran (1983), Rithamber et al (1986), Reddy (1987), Islam et al (2002) and Zaman et al (2005). The average annual income of a farmer from these flocks of was calculated to be Rs.…”

“…Studies (Mahanta et al, 2001;Islam et al, 2002) revealed that Pati ducks constitute the majority (85.6%) of the duck population in the state of Assam. The climatic and natural topography are congenial for rearing the animals, and their meat is popular locally.…”

Phenotypic characterization and production potentials of Nageswari duck in Bangladesh

“…Nageswari, an egg type indigenous duck breed, is found to be distributed in the Barak valley of Assam bordering Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and adjacent regions of Bangladesh (Islam et al 2002). The original homeland of this duck breed is believed to be the then Sylhet district of Assam, which was later embodied now in Bangladesh (Zaman et al 2005).…”

“…The average annual egg production of Nageswari ducks ranged between 120-150 numbers (Islam et al 2002;Sharma et al 2003). Authors also mentioned their productivity of 200-220 eggs per year under intensive management condition (Valavan et al 2009).…”

Duck Farming, Fascinating Option in India

“…This way, nutrients become available that the farmer cannot reach otherwise. Some farmers in Asia herd their flocks to graze large areas after the rice harvest [3] (Table 1). …”