Domestic Muscovy duck
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The Muscovy or Barbary is the
.History
The Muscovy had been domesticated by various indigenous peoples of the Americas well before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492.[3]: 463
Characteristics
Domestic Muscovy drakes weigh some 4.5–6.3 kg. The duck is much smaller, typically about half the size of the drake, with a weight of 2.3–3.2 kg.[3]: 466
Recognised colour varieties include five solid colours – black, blue, chocolate, lavender and white[3]: 465 – and eight 'magpie' colours, in which the whole back from the tail to the shoulders and the underside from below the tail to the breast is coloured black, blue, chocolate or lavender, the remainder being white. In the standard magpie colourings the crown of the head is also coloured; in the white-headed magpie colours the head is white.[3]: 466
Use
The Muscovy is commonly reared for meat.[4]: 78
In commercial production, it is often crossed with a mallard-derived domestic duck such as the
References
- ^ Rote Liste Geflügelrassen (in German). Gesellschaft zur Erhaltung alter und gefährdeter Haustierrassen. Archived 31 October 2023.
- ^ Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d'Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.
- ^ ISBN 9781119509141.
- ^ ISBN 9781580172585.
- ^ a b c Zivotofsky, Rabbi Ari Z.; Amar, Zohar (2003). "The Halachic Tale of Three American Birds: Turkey, Prairie Chicken, and Muscovy Duck". Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society. 6: 81–104.
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