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Originally from Longhai, Tong'an, Nan'an, Jinjiang and other counties and cities in Fujian Province, it is one of China's high-yielding egg-type duck breeds. The Jinding duck has a relatively long body, with a red-brown forequarter, gray-brown back, and gray-white belly with dark markings; the wing feathers are dark brown with speculum feathers, and the tail feathers are black-brown. The female duck's body is relatively slender and compact, with a full abdomen. The whole body plumage is red-brown sparrow feathering with speculum feathers. The bill is yellow-green, the shanks and webs are orange-red, and the iris is brown. Adult male ducks weigh 1.76 kg. Female ducks weigh 1.78 kg. Female ducks begin laying at 120 days of age, producing 280 eggs per year; under

Originally from Longhai, Tong'an, Nan'an, Jinjiang and other counties and cities in Fujian Province, it is one of China's high-yielding egg-type duck breeds.

The Jinding duck has a relatively long body, with a red-brown forequarter, gray-brown back, and gray-white belly with dark markings; the wing feathers are dark brown with speculum feathers, and the tail feathers are black-brown. The female duck's body is relatively slender and compact, with a full abdomen. The whole body plumage is red-brown sparrow feathering with speculum feathers. The bill is yellow-green, the shanks and webs are orange-red, and the iris is brown. Adult male ducks weigh 1.76 kg. Female ducks weigh 1.78 kg. Female ducks begin laying at 120 days of age, producing 280 eggs per year; under housed feeding conditions they can lay 300 eggs per year, with an egg weight of 72 g. The eggshell is mainly blue-green, accounting for more than about 95%. The male-to-female ratio is 1:25, the fertilization rate is 90%, and the hatchability rate is 85%-92%.

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