Appendix 5
ESTIMATED COST OF EGG PRODUCTION (KHAKI CAMPBELL 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		16 627.50
		(b) 100 females and 20 males			19 953.00

	Labour			576.00	691.20
	Electricity			76.00	91.20
	Medicine ²			340.55	408.66
	Miscellaneous ³			851.38	1 021.65
			Total:	18 871.43	22 645.71
Returns:

	Meat-duck sales ⁴			1 620.00	1 944.00
	Value of eggs ⁵			17 251.43	20 701.71
			Total:	18 871.43	22 645.71
	Value of egg per piece			0.77	0.92

¹ Feed consumption per duck
1 month starter mash, 1.95 kg at the rate of Rs. 2.50/kg
3 months grower mash, 13.50 kg at the rate of Rs. 2.00/kg
12 months layer mash, 64.00 kg at the rate of Rs. 2.10/kg

² 2% of costs of duckling and feed

³ 5% of costs of duckling and feed

⁴ Mortality: 10% of total number of ducks, average liveweight of a duck is 1.8 kg and selling price Rs. 10/kg

⁵ Average egg production per layer 250

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