1Subject Matter Specialist (Animal Science), Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jorhat (Assam)
2Senior Scientist and Head, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jorhat (Assam)
3Subject Matter Specialist (Agril. Economics), Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jorhat (Assam)
4Subject Matter Specialist (Horticulture), Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jorhat (Assam)
5Director of Extension Education, AAU, Jorhat (Assam)
6Associate Director of Extension Education, AAU, Jorhat (Assam)
*Corresponding Author's Email - borthakursanjoy@gmail.com
Online published on 10 December, 2024.
Productive performance of White Pekin ducks reared under semi-intensive system in Jorhat and Majuli districts of Upper Assam has been studied through Front Line Demonstration (FLD) programme organized by Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Jorhat during 2020 to 2024. Study envisaged the key performance indicators including body weight gain at various ages, mortality rate, feed intake, feed conversion ratio (FCR), gross return per duck, gross cost per duck, and benefit-cost ratio (BCR) and compared against local Pati ducks. The BCR for White Pekin ducks was found to be 1.63, indicating significantly higher profitability compared to a BCR of 1.19 for local ducks. It has been revealed that White Pekin ducks has significant advantages in respect of other performance parameters like growth rate, FCR, and economic returns over the local breeds.
Benefit-cost ratio, Evaluation, Performance, Semi-intensive system, Upper Assam, White Pekin duck
