Organization of veterinary services for industrial duck farming: Problems and solutions

Kazan State Academy of Veterinary Medicine named after N. E. Bauman, Kazan, 420029, Russia

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Abstract

Proper organization of veterinary services is one of the key elements of economic efficiency of duck farming. It has been established that there are a number of problems in the organization of veterinary services for duck breeding in the country that require scientific analysis. This is insufficient elaboration of the issues of normative-legal regulation of veterinary requirements for duck keeping. However, the state plans to solve this issue in 2025 by adopting new Veterinary Rules, but the draft of this document does not contain any specifics of keeping waterfowl (ducks and geese), taking into account their physiological need for water. The second problem is the lack of unified approaches in planning and organization of veterinary preventive measures against contagious and other diseases of ducks. The authors recommended scientifically based technological cards of veterinary treatment of ducks, which will contribute to the organization of an effective system to control the risks of occurrence and spread of contagious and other diseases of ducks. The third problem is the lack of the scientifically based planning of staffing veterinary specialists for duck breeding farms (enterprises). Here the authors recommend 42 developed norms of time for carrying out veterinary and preventive measures, works performed by veterinary specialists in hatcheries, and registration of veterinary documentation. Also 5 norms of time for laboratory tests for the most significant for industrial duck farming infections have been developed. A systematic approach to the organization of veterinary services for industrial duck farming on the basis of the developed recommendations will ensure stable epizootic well-being of the industry, which will positively affect its economic efficiency.