Broiler duck farm potential in Indonesia

POULTRYINDONESIA, Jakarta – Duck meat is currently the people's choice besides purebred and local chicken. Therefore, the opportunity for broiler duck farming is still quite large. Moreover, with the increasing popularity of culinary with duck meat as raw materials. This, as stated by Intan Nursiam, Nutritionist Farmsco Feed Indonesia, in an online virtual seminar via Zoom. The event, with the theme “Meat Duck Business Opportunity 2022”, was held by PT. Farmsco Feed Indonesia, on Thursday (27/1). Also read: Organic Products for Public Health According to Intan. On the other hand, the supply of broiler ducks still has various problems, such as relying solely on rejected ducks, meat quality which tends to be tough, fishy smell, and even high cooking loss. This results in high shrinkage after cooking. Meanwhile, according to him, in terms of cultivation, broiler ducks tend to be traditional, extensive, with low feed quality and suboptimal disease management. "Therefore, superior ...