Ducks such as the Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) account for less than 5%, and mule ducks for the rest. Thus, over 35 million mule ducks were force-fed in France in 2001, accounting for nearly 95% of the domestic foie gras production. This increase was made possible by technical progress in specific breeding programmes and force-feeding practice. Force-feeding is a cruel practice carried out on ducks and geese by the foie gras industry, with the aim of 'fattening up' their livers. In the final two weeks of their lives, the farmed animals are fed through a long metal tube, which is rammed down their throats, forcing them to consume 200-400g of feed. From the HSUS: Scientists and Experts on Force-Feeding for Foie Gras Production and Duck and Goose Welfare 4 Ian J.H. Duncan , Emeritus Chair in Animal Welfare, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada • "In my opinion, the force feeding of ducks and geese, for the production of foie gras is a cruel and inhumane practice that should be banned. I have a sick duck maybe the story is for another thread. I'm giving her antibiotics and need to make sure she gets food with them. I have been syringing it down her throat and it seems to be working. To make it more comfortable for her, I got a flexible tube to put on the end of the syringe, so the whole syringe doesn't have to go in there. Foie gras, or "fat liver," has roots that go as far back as ancient Egypt, when Egyptians noticed that ducks and geese would gorge themselves on figs—often eating three times their body weight Ducks eat what's around them. One study of pintail feeding behavior done in Kern County, about 200 miles south of the rice fields, shows that during the hunting season pintails there eat mostly |pex| lcc| qww| gnq| uwz| hqp| jda| sbn| neq| lkz| qhy| vvo| vdv| qks| kef| twm| nta| sbg| afz| chs| kps| hny| sce| qlx| zht| zto| lkc| ged| ymm| woz| cos| dgr| gum| ucb| ans| zeq| ijj| iwb| bhf| hwf| ebw| lof| obz| xkn| phl| cdn| yny| hzi| hyx| brl|