What Are the Native Duck Breeds? A Roundup of China's Ten Famous Rural Native Ducks

Ducks are a common domestic fowl, kept by nearly every household in the countryside, and duck farming projects now exist in many regions. There are many duck breeds, and many of China's famous rural native ducks are unknown to most people. Below, the editor introduces the ten famous rural native ducks of China.

1. Liancheng White Duck

The Liancheng White Duck is a specialty of Liancheng County, Fujian Province, and enjoys the reputation of being China's number one duck. Most remarkable is that when making soup with the Liancheng White Duck, apart from salt, no seasoning of any kind is needed, yet it still comes out not greasy and without any fishy smell. Local villagers also call it (Black Girl) because of its black feet and head.

2. Linwu Duck

The Linwu Duck is a specialty of Linwu County, Hunan Province. It has characteristics such as strong adaptability, large body size, high egg production, fast growth and development, high feed conversion efficiency, good subcutaneous fat deposition, tender meat and delicious flavor. Locals call it the hooked-beak duck; the breed ranks first among China's shelducks, and in ancient times it was also one of the royal tribute items.

3. Jinding Duck

The Jinding Duck, also known as the South China Duck, is a traditional fine poultry breed from Fujian. The Jinding Duck lays many eggs, the eggs are large, and the shells are greenish; it has strong foraging ability, moves nimbly, has a sturdy build, a high feed conversion rate, and is tolerant of cold and heat. It is suitable for grazing by rivers, ponds, streams, rice paddies, plains and beaches, as well as for indoor housing.

4. Sansui Duck

The Sansui Duck was domesticated from wild ducks. It has strong disease resistance, tender meat, a high lean-meat rate, high egg production and good egg quality, and is rich in amino acids. The small-bodied Sansui Duck has the traits of wild ducks and the distinctive flavor of wild fowl.

5. Beijing Duck

The Beijing Duck is a fine meat-type duck breed, with characteristics such as fast growth and development and good fattening performance. It is the raw material for making Peking roast duck. The Beijing Duck is gentle in temperament and very gregarious, suitable for free-range rearing outdoors and for indoor housing.

6. Putian Black Duck

The Putian Black Duck is a specialty of the coastal areas of Putian City, Fujian Province. It moves nimbly, has a light build, and has strong heat and salt tolerance; it is especially suitable for rearing on subtropical hard beaches. It is the only black-feathered breed among China's local egg-type duck breeds.

7. Shaoxing Duck

The Shaoxing Duck has advantages such as small body size, early maturity, high egg production, low feed consumption, strong disease resistance and wide adaptability. It is mainly distributed in Shaoxing, Xiaoshan, Zhuji, Shangyu and other places in Zhejiang Province.

8. Gaoyou Duck

The Gaoyou Duck is a specialty of Gaoyou, Jiangsu Province, also known as the Gaoyou Shelduck. It is a high-quality fine breed of the Jianghuai region of China and belongs to the dual-purpose egg-and-meat type. The Gaoyou Duck not only has good meat quality and fast growth but also a very high egg-laying rate, and it is renowned at home and abroad for being good at laying double-yolk and triple-yolk eggs.

9. Jianchang Duck

The Jianchang Duck grows in the river valley and flatland areas of counties and cities in the Anning River basin within the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. It is an excellent meat-type breed among shelduck types, famous for producing large fatty livers, and also has the fine name of the large-liver duck.

10. Weishan Shelduck

The Weishan Shelduck is a specialty of Weishan County, Shandong Province, with its place of origin at Weishan Lake. The Weishan Shelduck is a shelduck breed with good meat production performance; it has characteristics such as well-developed muscles, a high lean-meat rate, good meat quality, thin skin and little subcutaneous fat, making it a fine breed suitable for meat production.

The above is an introduction to the ten famous rural native duck breeds. These ten duck breeds all count as famous nationwide, and some are even national geographical indication products. Do you have anything to add about rural native ducks?

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