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A study on duck cum fish integrated farming at Gaffor Goan Upazila in Mymensingh district
Published Date: 30 Dec 2018
Keywords: Duck, Dropping, Egg, Excreta, Farming, Feed, Fish, Integrated and Pond
Nani Gopal Saha1* and Saleha Akter2
1Department of general Animal Science and Animal Nutrition, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Barishal-8210, Bangladesh,
2Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Barishal-8210, Bangladesh
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Context: Determination of performance of ducks and fishes, and cost-benefit analysis in an integrated farming system of duck cum fish culture.
Materials and Methods: An investigation was carried out in an integrated duck cum fish farming for a 6 months period from 1st January to 30th June, 2010 at Gaffor Goan Upazila in Mymensingh district. After preparing the ponds there Khaki Campbell breed of duck and four fish species fishes were stocked in the three ponds for finding out the performance of ducks offering prepared supplement feed with natural feed like aquatic weeds, insects, mollusks etc. in the ponds and fish production without given any food to fishes, but depended only on duck excreta, waste feed from ducks and naturally grown fish feed like Phytoplankton and Zooplankton. Finally all collecting data was tabulated, processed and recorded in computer Microsoft Excel sheet and finally it was analyzed by using Statistical Program for Social Science (SPSS, Version 22.0) computer program.
Results: The egg production/year/female observed 245±14.21 was significantly (p<0.05) higher in Pond 3 than those produced 210±09.42 and 180±10.50 eggs/year/female in Pond 2 and Pond 1, respectively. Moreover, the matured body weight of duck obtained 2234±85.47g in Pond 3 was also heavier (p<0.05) than the duck in Pond 2 and Pond 1 had the matured weight of 1975±78.25 and 1850±87.44g, respectively. The average weight at six months period of various fishes in different ponds varied markedly amongst themselves. The average weight observed 550, 250, 200 and 120g in Pond 3 for Silver carp, Grass carp, Mrigal and Rajpunti, respectively was heavier than those fishes in Pond 1 having 480, 200, 100 and 80g for Silver carp, Grass carp, Mrigal and Rajpunti, respectively and in Pond 2 having 430, 150, 80 and 80g for Silver carp, Grass carp, Mrigal and Rajpunti, respectively. It was evidently established that the silver carp in each pond showed highest growth amongst to all other species of fishes. The net profit from duck cum fishes obtained 346200 Tk. was desirable and the maximum return of Tk. 135700 having from Pond 3, and then Tk. 108500 and 102000 from Pond 2 and Pond 1, respectively.
Conclusion: It was concluded that an integrated duck cum fish farming was more desirable and profitable than the duck or fish farming alone.