Appendix 4
ESTIMATED COST OF EGG PRODUCTION (PEKIN DUCK)

Item			Infertile eggs (Rs.)		Fertile eggs (Rs.)
Costs:
	Ducklings	(a) 100 females		400.00
		(b) 100 females and 20 males			480.00

	Feed ¹	(a) 100 females		17 527.50
		(b) 100 females and 20 males			21 033.00
	Labour			540.00	648.00
	Electricity			72.00	86.40
	Medecine ²			338.55	444.95
	Miscellaneous ³			896.38	1 112.37
			Total:	19 794.43	23 804.72
Returns:

	Meat-duck sales ⁴			2 250.00	2 700.00
	Value of eggs ⁵			17 544.43	21 104.72
			Total:	19 794.43	23 804.72
	Value of egg per piece			1.62	1.95

¹ Feed consumption per duck:
1 month starter mash, 1.95 kg at the rate of Rs. 2.50/kg
5 months grower mash, 28.50 kg at the rate of Rs. 2.00/kg
9 months layer mash, 54.00 kg at the rate of Rs. 2.10/kg

² 2% of costs of ducklings and feed

³ 5% of costs of ducklings and feed

⁴ Mortality: 10% of total number of ducks, average liveweight of duck is 2.5 kg and selling price Rs. 10/kg

⁵ Average egg production per layer is 120

(Interest on capital investment, depreciation and sale of manure are excluded).