- Dr Christine Ahlers, Thuringian Animal Disease Fund
- Michael Claßen, farmer
- Wilhelm Kollmer-Heidkamp, farmer
- Pia Niewind, North Rhine-Westphalia Chamber of Agriculture
- Rudolf Schwerk, farmer
- Christian Weber, farmer
- Hannah Kanwischer, Lower Saxony Chamber of Agriculture
- Jule Schättler, Lower Saxony Chamber of Agriculture
- Marc-Andre Kruse-Friedrich, DLG e.V.
- Marc Schneeweis, medianet Electronic Communication & Marketing GmbH
- Oliver Sahner, medianet Electronic Communication & Marketing GmbH
Funding note:
This document was developed as part of the joint project ‘Netzwerk Fokus Tierwohl’ (Funding codes 28N419TA01 to 28N419TA17) by the
‘Waterfowl’ working group of the Poultry Animal Welfare Competence Centre and adapted for methodological and educational purposes by DLG e.V. The joint project of the Chambers of Agriculture and agricultural institutions across all federal states aims to improve the transfer of knowledge into practice in order to make cattle, pig and poultry farms fit for the future in terms of animal-welfare-friendly, environmentally sound and sustainable livestock farming.
The project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture pursuant to a resolution of the German Bundestag.
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Foreword
As there are now only a few muscovy ducks kept commercially in Germany, the images in this guide are taken from trials conducted prior to the Lower Saxony Muscovy Duck Agreement, from private holdings, or, by way of example, from Peking duck farming. It should
also be noted that the term ‘muscovy duck’ generally refers to the wild form (Cairina moschata). The domesticated form, which is the subject of this guide (Cairina moschata domestica), is more correctly referred to as the flying duck, Barbary duck or warty duck. However, as the agreement applicable in Lower Saxony is commonly known as the ‘Muscovy Duck Agreement’, the term ‘Muscovy duck’ is also used in this guide.
This guide was produced as part of the ‘Fokus Tierwohl’ network. The ‘Fokus Tierwohl’ project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) as part of the Federal Livestock Farming Programme. It is a joint project involving the Chambers of Agriculture and agricultural institutions from all federal states, with the aim of improving the transfer of knowledge into practice in order to make pig, poultry and cattle farms fit for the future in terms of animal-welfare-friendly, environmentally sound and sustainable livestock farming. For the first time, this network brings together specialist knowledge, organises the exchange of experience between practitioners, scientists, advisers and other groups, and thereby facilitates and promotes knowledge-sharing within the sector.
1 For the sake of readability, the masculine form is used when referring to people in this guide. In the spirit of equal treatment, the corresponding terms apply to all genders. The use of the masculine form is purely for editorial reasons and does not imply any judgement.