What are the environmental sanitation requirements of duck farms?

Establishing a microclimate suitable for ducks and making them give full play to their production potential mainly depends on the building structure and sanitary requirements of duck houses. When designing, duck farms are required to have good thermal insulation and ventilation performance, which can discharge dirty and humid air in the house, be warm in winter and cool in summer, be moisture-proof, and be easy to clean and disinfect, preferably with cement floor. The structure and materials should be durable, adapt to local conditions and use local materials as much as possible, which is not only conducive to epidemic prevention and health, but also to safe production. The site should be selected according to the following requirements.

(1) The transportation volume of feed and products in the field is large, which requires convenient transportation and relatively remote epidemic prevention and health. Therefore, the address of duck farm should be kept away from major roads, railways, pesticide plant, chemical plants, slaughterhouses and other poultry farms, so as to prevent the stress of sound and avoid the spread of infectious diseases and sewage pollution, but it should be close to places with convenient transportation. If equipped with incubator, it is also required to ensure power supply.

(2) Terrain and soil The duck house should be located in the north-south or southeast direction. Try not to occupy flat cultivated land, choose gentle slope area, the terrain is well drained, well ventilated, sunny and dry, and the soil is preferably sandy soil with good water permeability. To build a site near rivers and lakes, the site should be1~ 2m higher than the highest water level in local hydrological data over the years to prevent flooding. When building fields in mountainous areas, we should pay attention to avoid faults, landslides and landslides, and do not build fields at the bottom of slopes, valleys and tuyeres to avoid being attacked by flash floods and snowstorms.

(3) Water is an important place for ducks to move, bathe and mate. Therefore, places with natural waters should be used as much as possible, which can reduce the area of land movement and raise ducks and fish to improve economic benefits. The water source should be sanitary and pollution-free, preferably tap water, and the shore has a certain slope, which is convenient for ducks to get up and down freely. In areas where water resources are scarce or seriously polluted, an artificial shallow pool can be built, using tap water or groundwater.