Systems of production

• Published in: Domestic Duck Production pp. 15 - 21
• Main Authors: Cherry, P, Morris, T. R
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, UK CABI 2008
• Subjects: aetiology; agricultural systems; Anatidae; animal production; animals; Anseriformes; avian influenza; avian influenza A viruses; avian influenza viruses; Avian influenzavirus; bird flu; bird grippe; bird influenza; birds; causal agents; Chordata; disease control; disease prevention; domesticated birds; duck diseases; ducks; egg production; etiology; eukaryotes; farm management; farming systems; fowl plague virus; hygiene; Influenza A virus; influenza viruses; Influenzavirus; Influenzavirus A; meat production; negative-sense ssRNA Viruses; Orthomyxoviridae; poultry; Poultry farming; poultry housing; RNA Viruses; ssRNA Viruses; vertebrates; viruses; Asia; Europe
• ISBN: 9780851990545; 0851990541
• DOI: 10.1079/9780851990545.0015

This chapter describes the different types of duck production systems in Europe and Asia in terms of housing, management and disease prevention.