Yuyao Muscovy Duck

Yuyao Muscovy Duck

　　　　Product Name: Yuyao Muscovy Duck

　　Product Alias: Crested Duck, Stupid Duck

　　Place of Origin: Yuyao, Ningbo

　　Product Features: Delicious meat, rich in nutrients

　　Product Introduction: The Muscovy duck, also called the crested duck or stupid duck, is an excellent lean-meat breed used for meat production. It features rapid growth, large body size, strong resistance to coarse feed, strong adaptability, delicious meat, and high lean meat ratio.

　　Product History: Yuyao is located in the central part of the Ningbo-Shaoxing Plain in Zhejiang Province and is known as the “Land of Fish and Rice” and the “Famous Land of Literature.” The breeding of Muscovy ducks in Yuyao has a history of nearly a hundred years. In recent years, with the introduction of superior breeding stock and selective breeding improvements, the quality of the Yuyao Muscovy duck breed has been enhanced. Its production performance has improved, and the number of ducks raised has increased year by year. In 2000, the meat duck population reached over 3 million, with 5 million ducklings produced. Among them, over 3 million ducklings and meat ducks were sold outside the city, with sales reaching every province and municipality on the Chinese mainland. Yuyao Muscovy ducks come in two feather colors: black-spotted and pure white. Adult drakes weigh 5.8 kg, while adult ducks weigh 3.2 kg. Female ducks begin laying eggs at 170–190 days old, averaging 120 eggs by 64 weeks and 202 eggs by 83 weeks. Meat ducks reach weights of 3.8–4.3 kg for drakes at 75 days old and 2.0–2.5 kg for ducks at 60 days old. The slaughter rate is 87.2%, and the semi-eviscerated rate is 78.5%.