It is undeniable that the community's need for the availability of animal protein is increasing from time to time in line with population growth and awareness of the importance of health. One source of animal protein comes from poultry, especially ducks or ducks, both in the form of broiler ducks and laying ducks. Various types of superior ducks are widely cultivated in Indonesia. One of them is Peking duck.
Before cultivating Peking ducks, let's get to know more about this type of poultry. Peking duck is a broiler duck originating from China. Unlike ducks in general, Peking ducks are superior quality ducks with dual functions. Besides being a producer of meat, he can also produce eggs. It has a white color like a swan, a large body and is more resistant to disease. The advantage of keeping Peking ducks, because in about 2-3 months they have reached a body weight of 3-3.5 kg. The market potential for duck meat and eggs is quite high because the meat is tasty, tender and soft. Of course with a fairly high nutritional value. In addition, Peking duck is resistant to all weather, requires less water than other types of duck, has a more uniform shape, yellow carcass color, the meat is not tough and easy to process. Peking ducks are able to live in simple cages or by exposing them to feeds that are easy to find such as worms, bran, rice bran, and other plant residues and are non-cannibalistic. Peking duck maintenance is not difficult. Some important steps that must be considered are: seeds, cages, feed and health.
