Ducks are very suitable for meat production. Because they can’t lay much eggs like chicken. There are many highly productive meat duck breeds around the world. Meat productive ducks become very fast growing.
Feather and lips become bright and shiny. Wings are arranged well with their body. Lay less eggs but big sized.Fat is very high in their body. Chest is wide and fleshy. Meat duck breeds loves to eat vegetables leaf.
Name and characteristics of some highly productive meat duck breeds are described below.
Pekin
Peking is one of the highly productive meat duck breeds. The feathers of Pekin duck become white colored. They lay white colored eggs. In proper care and management they can lay about 160 eggs per year. They lay big sized eggs.
They become 3.5 kg weighs within two months. Adult male duck weights about 4.5 kg and female duck 4 kg. Their eyes, lips are of yellow colored. They don’t take care of their baby and don’t incubate eggs. Their body is wide and globular.
This is the worlds most popular productive meat duck breeds. Their meat is very tasty. Their head is big, globular, wide and very strong.
Muscovy
Muscovy ducks originated from South America. There are many red spots around their eyes. Food to meat converting efficiency is very high.
They lay about 80-100 eggs per year but also do not incubate eggs but take care of their babies.
Adult male duck weighs about 5 kg and female 3.5-4 kg and their comb is red colored. Their body is big sized, long and wide. Feather color is mixed with black and white. White breeds feather become white colored.
They don’t make noise like other ducks.
Aylesbury
Aylesbury is one of the another famous meat duck breeds originated form England. Its head is big, straight and long.
Their body is deep and keep their body and head straight and its legs are short and very strong. Their legs are orange colored.
Feathers are white colored and lips become yellow colored.
An adult male duck weighs between 4-4.5 kg and female 3-4 kg.
Female ducks lay about 100-110 eggs per year but don’t incubate their eggs. The color of their eggs is white.
They normally gain about 3-3.5 kg weight within two months of age.
Rouen
Rouen duck breed originated form France. They are very beautiful. They have a big sized head, lips are long and wide. Their body is wide.
Feather of wings is gray colored, feather of tail, head and neck become green colored. Lips of male duck are bright red and greenly black whereas female ducks lips become bright orange colored with black spots.
Rouen duck breed lays about 80-100 eggs per year.
Adult male duck weights about 4-4.5 kg whereas the female weighs 3.5-4 kg.
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