Ducks out of WaterA report on the UK duck industry
By Juliet Gellatley (BSc Zoology), founder and director, Viva!Additions by: Clare Druce, FAWN; Justin Kerswell, Viva!
ContentsPart One
6Introduction7Types of duck7Mallards8Muscovies8Beak trimming - a terrible mutilation9Viva! victory10Wire flooring10Water denied11Parent stock11Artificial insemination11Size of the UK industry11Duck meat – the low fat choice?12Duck egg industry12References (part one)
Part Two
13Statistics13Down on the factory farm14Ducks out of water - the cruellest deprivation15Water supply - varying standards16Stocking densities16References (part two)
Part Three
17The legal position17The Council of Europe’s Standing Committee of the EuropeanConvention for the Protection of Animals Kept for FarmingPurposes concerning ducks, adopted June 199918UK/EU law191999/2000 welfare regulations19UK code of recommendations19References (part three)
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