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Cairina moschata domestica head detail. All Muscovy ducks have long claws on their feet and a wide, flat tail. In the domestic drake (male), length is about 86 cm (34 in) and weight is 4.6–6.8 kg (10–15 lb), while the domestic hen (female) is much smaller, at 64 cm (25 in) in length and 2.7–3.6 kg (6.0–7.9 lb) in weight.
The Muscovy is commonly reared for meat. [4]: 78 Mulards from the crossing of a Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) and a wild-type mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)In commercial production, it is often crossed with a mallard-derived domestic duck such as the Rouen or Pekin to produce the hybrid known as a mulard.
The White Muscovy and the Pekin are the two most common purebred, commercially farmed ducks. Hybrids of the two are hardier and calmer, in addition to exhibiting natural hybrid vigor. [2] The incubation period of the hybrid eggs is between the mallard and Muscovy, with an average of 32 days. About half of the eggs hatch into mulard ducks.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Help. Cairina is a genus of ducks in the bird family Anatidae Pages in category "Cairina" The following 3 pages are in this ...
This is a list of the breeds of domestic duck which have official recognition at national or international level. [1] Most breeds of duck derive from the wild mallard, Anas platyrhyncos, while a small minority are descendants of the Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata. Duck breeds are normally officially recognized and described by a national body ...
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Pink-eared duck: Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Latham, 1801) 62 Salvadori's teal: Salvadorina waigiuensis Rothschild & Hartert, EJO, 1894: 63 Muscovy duck: Cairina moschata (Linnaeus, 1758) 64 White-winged duck: Asarcornis scutulata (Müller, S, 1842) 65 Hartlaub's duck: Pteronetta hartlaubii (Cassin, 1860) 66 Wood duck: Aix sponsa (Linnaeus ...
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