Integrated Fish cum Duck Farming System
S.K. Anusha
Institute of Fisheries Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, OMR Campus, Chennai, Tamil Nadu (603 103), India
Ambika Binesh
Institute of Fisheries Post Graduate Studies, Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, OMR Campus, Chennai, Tamil Nadu (603 103), India
V. Kaliyamurthi*
Institute of Fisheries Post Graduate Studies, Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, OMR Campus, Chennai, Tamil Nadu (603 103), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Duck cum fish farming, Integrated aquaculture, Plankton, Sub-system
Abstract
The integrated farming system with livestock and fish has become very popular in wetland and watershed areas in the country. The success of this farming is due to the high demand for fish and fish products, along with meat and animal products. In intensive fish farming, the smallholder farmers cannot afford the concentrated feed requirements of the fish; therefore, they choose integrated fish farming. In this farming system, the waste products from one subsystem provide inputs to another subsystem. The profit is higher when compared to other fish farming systems. The duck excreta contain more nutrients, which can be used for plankton production. It has a high rate of survival for fish and ducks. Integrated fish and duck farming is practised in states such as West Bengal, Assam, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Andhra Pradesh, as well as states in the Northeast.
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