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The Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) is a duck native to the Americas, from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and Mexico south to Argentina and Uruguay. The species has been domesticated , and feral Muscovy ducks can be found locally in New Zealand , Australia , the United States , and in Central and Eastern Europe .
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The Muscovy is commonly reared for meat. [7]: 78 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. [7]: 97 These hatch in about four weeks and grow rapidly like a mallard-type duck, but to about the size and weight of the Muscovy.
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The mulard (or moulard) is a hybrid between two different genera of domestic duck: the Domestic Muscovy duck (derived from the Muscovy duck Cairina moschata) and the domestic duck (derived from the mallard Anas platyrhynchos). American Pekins and other domestic ducks are most commonly used to breed mulards due to the breed's high meat production.
Unrelatedly to this but re domestic Muscovy duck, it may be worth launching another attempt to merge Domestic Muscovy duck into this article. A previous suggestion (see further up on page) did not get any responses, but I think it's a reasonable idea. --Elmidae (talk · contribs) 17:30, 18 November 2023 (UTC)