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List Of Duck Breeds
This is a list of the breeds of domestic duck which have official recognition at national or international level. 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 such as a ministry of agriculture. In some countries they may be recognized by groups of enthusiasts or breeders' associations, which may also draw up a breed standard. Among these are: * the American Poultry Association in the United States * the Poultry Club of Great Britain * the in EuropeEntente EuropéenneListing of European Poultry Breeds and Colours * the Australian Poultry Standards A *Abacot Ranger (also known as Streicher) * African duck *Alabio duck *Allier duck *American Pekin *Ancona duck *Antigua and Barbuda duck *Appleyard *Call duck#Australian Call, Australian Call *Australian Spotted *Aylesbury duck B *Bac Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breeds
A breed is a specific group of breedable domestic animals having homogeneous appearance (phenotype), homogeneous behavior, and/or other characteristics that distinguish it from other organisms of the same species. In literature, there exist several slightly deviating definitions. Breeds are formed through genetic isolation and either natural adaptation to the environment or selective breeding, or a combination of the two. Despite the centrality of the idea of "breeds" to animal husbandry and agriculture, no single, scientifically accepted definition of the term exists. A breed is therefore not an objective or biologically verifiable classification but is instead a term of art amongst groups of breeders who share a consensus around what qualities make some members of a given species members of a nameable subset. Another point of view is that a breed is consistent enough in type to be logically grouped together and when mated within the group produce the same type. When bred togeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aylesbury Duck
The Aylesbury duck is a breed of domesticated duck, bred mainly for its meat and appearance. It is a large duck with pure white plumage, a pink bill, orange legs and feet, an unusually large keel, and a horizontal stance with its body parallel to the ground. The precise origins of the breed are unclear, but raising white ducks became popular in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, in the 18th century owing to the demand for white feathers as a filler for quilts. Over the 19th century selective breeding for size, shape and colour led to the Aylesbury duck. Duck rearing became a major industry in Aylesbury in the 19th century. The ducks were bred on farms in the surrounding countryside. Fertilised eggs were brought into the town's "Duck End", where local residents would rear the ducklings in their homes. The opening of a railway to Aylesbury in 1839 enabled cheap and quick transport to the markets of London, and duck rearing became highly profitable. By the 1860s the duck rearing i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hook Bill
The Hook Bill or Dutch Hookbill, or , is a Dutch breed of domestic duck, named for its unusual down-curved beak. It is documented in both text and images from the late seventeenth century onwards. It originated in the province of North Holland, and so may also be known as the . Speculation that it originated in Asia, or is related to the Indian Runner, is apparently unsubstantiated. History The Hook Bill is associated with the province of North Holland in the north-west of the Netherlands, but its origins are unknown. Speculation that it originated in Asia, or is related to the Indian Runner, is apparently unsubstantiated. Hook-billed ducks appear in paintings by Melchior Hondecoeter and Nicolas Robert from the latter half of the seventeenth century. The earliest published illustration and description appear to be those in the ''Ornithologiæ Libri Tres'' of Francis Willughby, published in 1676. Willughby's book is in Latin; when it was re-published by John Ray in Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Cascade
The Golden Cascade is a breed of domestic duck developed in the United States. In 1979, David Holderread of Corvallis, Oregon set out to breed a duck that was fast growing, active, laid eggs well, and was auto-sexing. By the mid-1980s, the Golden Cascade was introduced to the market. It is not yet admitted to the American Poultry Association's Standard of Perfection. The Golden Cascade was so named because of its golden (brown sex linked recessive) hue, and for the prominent Cascade Range of the Northwest. They weigh 6-8 pounds (2.7-3.6 kilos). Females have Fawn or buff plumage and Orange beaks with brown markings.Golden Cascade Ducks Breed bulletin #8507 By Dave Holderread Drakes have yellow beaks, Satin green or Bronze heads, white ring on their necks, reddish breasts and white underbodies. The throat can turn light fawn. Older drakes can molt to a fawn or buff that covers the head and body but First year birds should have a chestnut chest with the classic golden buff to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Pekin
The German Pekin, , is a European breed of domestic duck. It is commonly called simply Pekin or White Pekin. It is a different breed from the American Pekin, which is also commonly known by the same names. It was bred in Europe from birds originating in China and Japan and is distributed in many European countries. History The mallard was probably domesticated in China before 1000 AD. Force-feeding of ducks is documented from the tenth century, under the Five Dynasties. Chinese people were sophisticated breeders of ducks. Among several breeds they created was one named ''shi-chin-ya-tze'', or roughly "ten-pound duck". In 1872 some birds of this type were imported to the United Kingdom by Walter Steward; others were taken to the United States by James E. Palmer, where they gave rise to the American Pekin breed. Some soon reached Germany from the UK, possibly via France. In Germany the Chinese ducks were cross-bred with upright white ducks brought from Japan by Dutch s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forest Duck
The Forest duck is a Belgian breed of domestic duck originating in the commune of Forest sometime in 1890. History Created in Forest by Herman Bertrand, the duck was created to have good egg and meat quality. When the duck came to be Bertrand decided to give it the Latin name ''Anas bertrandi'' after his own name. The duck was called by its Latin name until some time after when it was commonly referred to as the "Forest duck" after the community of Forest in which the duck was created and Bertrand lived in. After Bertrand saw the breed as complete in 1905 he launched it with 30 blue individuals at an international exhibition. These 30 ducks were blue in colour similar to Blue Andalusians. In 1924 the breed club which Bertrand was a part of decided to send 24 high quality Forest ducks to a show at Crystal Palace. After this show the duck gained popularity and demand, especially by the city council of Saint Petersburg which wanted to import 350 hatching eggs. The duck near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Duck
The Elizabeth duck is a breed of domestic duck, originating in Australia. They were developed as a small, fast growing meat breed in 1972 by Lance Ruting in Merrylands, New South Wales and named after his wife, Ann Elizabeth Ruting. They are presently bred in Australia and New Zealand, but are not widely available and classified as endangered An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching, inv ... by the Rare Breeds Trust of Australia. They come in only one colour and they are described as short, with a broad chest and round breast, slightly short legs and round head. Males have a glossy green head which ends at a white ring. Chest feathers claret coloured feathers and bordered in cream, off-white underbelly, charcoal grey feathers on back also ringed with white, solid black rump and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Indie
The East Indie or Black East Indian is an ornamental breed of domestic duck. It is a bantam breed, and is thought to have originated in the United States. History The East Indie is the oldest breed of bantam duck. It is thought to have originated in the United States, but its precise origin is not known. It has at various times been known by other names, some of them – such as "Brazilian", "Buenos Airean", "Labrador" – suggesting a geographical origin. There is, however, no documented connection to the East Indies, to South America, or to Labrador. It is thought that the breed developed from its original form in the United Kingdom in the second half of the nineteenth century, and was then further refined in the United States in the latter part of the twentieth century. A hypothesis that the black color of the plumage derives from the native American species '' Anas rubripes'' appears to be unsubstantiated. Black East Indians were imported to the United Kingdom in or befor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duclair Duck
The Duclair duck is a type of Rouen duck named after the town of Duclair in Normandy and traditionally raised in the region for both eggs and meat. Official standards were established for the breed on November 23, 1923. Appearance The Duclair duck is a type of Rouen duck and is also described as resembling the Swedish Blue. Males weigh up to and females up to . There are two color varieties, black and a less common blue. Both have a single white feather on each wing and a white bib. Official standards were established for the breed on November 23, 1923. Males are lighter and have an emerald green head and neck and blue-green wings. Excerpted i''The New York Times'' November 23, 1879. Eggs have a blue-green shell and an average weight of about . Uses Duclair ducks were traditionally raised for both eggs and meat, and are particularly suitable for roast duck. The meat has a "gamy" taste compared to other breeds of duck. Pressed duck originated in Duclair using Duclair ducks; some o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crested Duck (domestic Breed)
The Crested is a breed of domestic duck, characterised by a crest or tuft of feathers on the head. Ducks of this kind were probably brought from the East Indies to Europe by Dutch ships. The duck may be of any colour; the crest results from the action of an autosomal dominant gene and varies widely in size, from imperceptibly small to a diameter of approximately . History The Crested probably originates in the East Indies, with subsequent development in Holland. Crested ducks are seen in seventeenth-century paintings such as those of Melchior d'Hondecoeter and Jan Steen. In the United States the breed was described by D.J. Browne in 1853. The white Crested was added to the '' American Standard of Perfection'' of the American Poultry Association in 1874; the black variant was added in 1977. The Crested was recognised in the United Kingdom in 1910. A bantam version of the breed, the Crested Miniature, was bred by John Hall and Roy Sutcliffe in the United Kingdom in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cayuga Duck
The Cayuga is an American breed of domestic duck. It was introduced to the Finger Lakes region of New York State in about 1840, and is named for the Cayuga people of that area. Until the last years of the nineteenth century it was the principal duck reared for meat in the United States. In the twenty-first century it is kept mainly for ornament. The plumage is black with iridescent beetle-green lights. History The origins of the Cayuga are obscure. A much-repeated theory that it descends not from the mallard like almost all domestic ducks, but from '' Anas rubripes'', the American black duck, remains unsubstantiated and unverified by any scientific evidence. Unlike ''Anas rubripes'', the Cayuga is a true black in color; this color is the result of a genetic mutation fairly common in breeds derived from ''Anas platyrhynchos''. The Cayuga has other characteristics compatible with derivation from the Mallard; in particular, it shows the typical curled "drake feather" in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
