Domesticated ducks

Domesticated ducks are raised for meat, eggs and down. Many ducks are also kept for show, as pets or for their ornamental value. Most domesticated ducks originated from the Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos).
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Breeds

There are many existing breeds with more being created today. Most domesticated breeds are descendants from the wild Mallard with exception of the Muscovy. Breeds are sorted into size classes. Below are breeds accepted by the American Poultry Association. Binomial name Cairina moschata (Linnaeus, 1758) The Muscovy Duck, Cairina moschata is a large duck which is native to Mexico, Central and South America. ...

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Gender differences

There are several ways to tell if a duck is a female or a drake. They can be sexed by voice when their voice changes at 4 to 5 weeks old. Females have a loud quack which ducks are known for. Drakes, however, have a raspy quiet quack. Depending on the breed and variety, drakes have different plumage than females. Day-old ducklings can be sexed by looking inside their vents, but if this is done incorrectly it can hurt or possibly kill the duckling. Drake may refer to any of the following: // Drake Bell (b. ... In zoological anatomy, a cloaca is the posterior opening that serves as the only such opening for the intestinal, urinary, and genital tracts of certain animal species. ...

Sometimes drakes have curly tail feathers and female ducks have straight tail feathers.

Farming

Ducks have been farmed for hundreds of years. They are not as popular as the chicken, because chickens have much more white lean meat and are easier to keep confined. Nevertheless, the duck is a popular and well known farm bird. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Ducks are farmed for their meat, eggs, and down. In Vietnam their blood is used in a food called tiết canh. Their eggs are bluey green to white depending on the breed. Human blood smear: a - erythrocytes; b - neutrophil; c - eosinophil; d - lymphocyte. ... Tiết canh is a traditional North Vietnamese breakfast pudding made from the raw blood of ducks and on occasion, geese, and sprinkled with crushed peanuts. ...

Ducks can be kept free range, in cages, or in batteries. To be healthy, ducks should be allowed access to water, though battery ducks are often denied this. They should be fed a grain and insect diet. It is a popular misconception that ducks should be fed bread; bread has limited nutritional value and can be deadly when fed to developing ducklings. Ducks should be monitored for avian influenza, as they are especially prone to infection with the dangerous H5N1 strain. Free range is a method of farming husbandry where the animals are permitted to roam freely instead of being contained in small sheds. ... Hardy Meyers chicken operation near Petal, Mississippi. ... Impact of a drop of water creating circular capillary waves. ... The word grain has several meanings, most being descriptive of a small piece or particle. ... Orders See taxonomy Insects (Class Insecta) are a major group of arthropods and the most diverse group of animals on the Earth, with over a million described species—more than all other animal groups combined. ... Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... The word duck was also used as slang for the WWII amphibious vehicle called a DUKW. It is also a cricketing term denoting a batsman being dismissed with a score of zero; see golden duck. ... Avian influenza (also known as bird flu, avian flu, influenzavirus A flu, type A flu, or genus A flu) is a flu (influenza) due to a type of influenza virus that is hosted by birds, but may infect several species of mammals. ... Influenza A virus subtype H5N1, also known as A(H5N1) or simply H5N1, is a subtype of the Influenza A virus which can cause illness in humans and many other animal species. ...

The females of most breeds of domestic duck are very unreliable at sitting their eggs and raising their young, and it has been the custom on farms for centuries to put duck eggs under a broody hen for hatching; nowadays incubators are usually used. However, young ducklings rely on their mother for a supply of preen oil to make them waterproof, and a hen does not make as much preen oil as a duck; and an incubator makes none. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The word incubation (from Latin incubare, to lie upon - cf. ... The uropygial gland, or, more informally, the preen gland is a gland found in the large majority of birds that secretes an oil (preen oil) that birds use for preening. ...

As pets and ornamentals

Domesticated ducks can be kept as pets. They can be kept in a garden or backyard and will often eat insects and slugs. A pond or water dish is recommended although they will probably dredge out and eat any wildlife and frogspawn in a pond, and even swallow adult frogs and toads, as they have been bred to be much bigger than wild ducks with a "hull length" (base of neck to base of tail) of up to a foot or more. A coop should be provided for shelter, and for safety at night from predators such as foxes, as their size makes them unable to fly properly. Red Slug, Arion rufus - red color form Slugs are gastropod mollusks without shells or with very small internal shells, in contrast to snails, which have a prominent coiled shell. ... We dont have an article called Frogspawn Start this article Search for Frogspawn in. ... Distribution of frogs (in black) Suborders Archaeobatrachia Mesobatrachia Neobatrachia - List of Anuran families The frog is an amphibian in the order Anura (meaning tail-less from Greek an-, without + oura, tail), formerly referred to as Salientia (Latin saltare, to jump). ... Families At least 9, see article. ... A cooperative (also co-operative or co-op) comprises a legal entity owned and democratically controlled by its members, with no passive shareholders. ... This article is about the animal. ...

Ducks are also kept for their ornamental value. Breeds have been developed with crests and tufts or striking plumage. Shows are held in which ducks can be displayed.

See also

Wikibooks Cookbook has an article on

Duck

• Peking Duck
• Poultry
• Indian Runner Duck

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Gallery

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External links

• Muscovy,Pekin Pictures and information
• http://www.ducks4all.co.uk
• Duck Breed Guide
• Pictures of breeds of domestic ducks