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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 platyrhynchos, while a small minority are descendants of the Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata. Duck breeds are normally officially recognized and described by a national body ...
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]
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]
[46] [47] The Call duck is another example of a domestic duck breed. Its name comes from its original use established by hunters, as a decoy to attract wild mallards from the sky, into traps set for them on the ground. The call duck is the world's smallest domestic duck breed, as it weighs less than 1 kg (2.2 lb). [48]
The Welsh Harlequin is a breed of domestic duck originating in Wales. In 1949, in Criccieth, Group Captain Leslie Bonnet discovered a colour mutation among his flock of Khaki Campbells and began selective breeding for the trait. By 1968, hatching eggs were exported to the United States, followed by the importation of live birds in 1981.
Rouen Clair duck, female Rouen ducks featured in Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management in 1861. The Rouen is a heavyweight breed of domesticated duck. [1] Rouens are raised primarily for meat, exhibition, [2] or as general purpose ducks. Since they are not prolific egg layers, Rouen ducks are most commonly bred for their meat. [2]
The Bali Duck comes in a variety of standard colours, but the most common are white, brown and a Mallard colouring. It produces 120–250 eggs a year. These eggs are blue-green to white in colour. The Bali Duck is one of the oldest breeds of domestic duck. It is uncommon outside of Bali, and has not achieved the same success as the Indian Runner.
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.