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  2. American Pekin - Wikipedia

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    American Pekin flock. The Pekin or White Pekin is an American breed of domestic duck, raised primarily for meat. [6] [7] It derives from birds brought to the United States from China in the nineteenth century, [8] and is now bred in many parts of the world. [6]

  3. Peking duck - Wikipedia

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    The ducks are hung on hooks above the fire and roasted at a temperature of 270 °C (518 °F) for 30–40 minutes. While the ducks are roasting, the chef may use a pole to dangle each duck closer to the fire for 30-second intervals. [23] In open-oven style, the fat is usually melted during the cooking process, so the skin is crispy. [citation ...

  4. Domestic duck - Wikipedia

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    The Disney cartoon character Donald Duck, one of the world's most recognizable pop culture icons, is a domestic duck of the American Pekin breed. [ 34 ] The domestic duck features in the musical composition Peter and the Wolf , written by the Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev in 1936. [ 35 ]

  5. German Pekin - Wikipedia

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    German Pekin drake, illustration from Bruno Dürigen, Die Geflügelzucht, 1923 A duck. The German Pekin, German: Deutsche Pekingente, is a European breed of domestic duck. It is commonly called simply Pekin or White Pekin. [4] [5] It is a different breed from the American Pekin, which is also commonly known by the same names. It was bred in ...

  6. Duck as food - Wikipedia

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    The Pekin duck is also the most common duck meat consumed in the United States, and according to the USDA, about 39 million ducks are raised each year for meat. [ 9 ] Because most commercially raised Pekins come from Long Island , New York , Pekins are also sometimes called "Long Island" ducks, despite being of Chinese origin.

  7. Woman Rates the Funny Things Her Ducks Do and It’s ... - AOL

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    We called their ducks bowling pin ducks; I didn't even know they had another name! The Happy Chicken Coop shared, "When Indian Runner ducks were first imported to the United States they were often ...

  8. Mom Takes a Digger After Being Chased by Duck and She'll ...

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    First you should know there are lots of different kinds of ducks; Mallards, Pekin, Cayuga, Muscovy, Khaki Campbell, and so many more. Ducks typically live outside and have a lifespan of about 10 ...

  9. Poultry - Wikipedia

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    Pekin ducks. Clay models of ducks found in China dating back to 4000 BC may indicate the domestication of ducks took place there during the Yangshao culture. Even if this is not the case, domestication of the duck took place in the Far East at least 1500 years earlier than in the West.