Appendix 10
ESTIMATED COST OF MEAT-DUCK PRODUCTION

Item		100 ducklings started per lot
		Full feeding		Partial feeding
Costs:

	Ducklings		400.00	400.00
	Feed ¹		2 665.00	487.50
	Miscellaneous ²		-	443.75
	Depreciation ³		126.65	168.86
	Interest ⁴		153.95	141.69
	Repayment for loan ⁵		153.25	76.92
		Total	3 498.85	1 712.21

Return:

	Meat-duck sales ⁶	Total	3 498.85	1 712.21
	Value of duck per kg liveweight		14.73	9.05

¹ Full feeding: 30 days starter mash, 195 kg at the rate of Rs. 2.50/kg
45 days grower mash, 788 kg at the rate of Rs. 2.00/kg
15 days finisher mash, 300 kg at the rate of Rs. 2.00/kg

Partial feeding: 30 days starter mash, 195 kg at the rate of Rs. 2.50/kg

² Partial feeding: 50% of cost of ducklings and feed, allowance for cost of feed after one month period

³ Total cost of duck house and equipment is Rs. 2 533.00 and expected lifetime is five years
Full feeding: 4 lots per year
Partial feeding: 3 lots per year

⁴ 11% interest on capital investment
Full feeding: Capital investment Rs. 5 598.00
Partial feeding: Capital investment Rs. 3 864.25

⁵ Five years to repay loan
Full feeding: on ducklings and feed
Partial feeding: on ducklings, feed and miscellaneous

⁶ Full feeding: 5% mortality and average bird liveweight is 2.5 kg
Partial feeding: 5% mortality and average bird liveweight is 2.0 kg

(Value of manure is not included).

Fig.1

Fig.1 - Duck layer or grower house (one compartment)

Fig. 2

Fig. 2 - Feed trough and water trough

Fig. 3

Fig. 3 - Brooder house

Fig. 4

Fig. 4 - Brooding cage (100–150 ducklings)

Fig. 5

Fig.5 - Incubator house

Fig. 6

Fig.6 - Duck finisher house to accommodate 100 birds