Muscovy duck
Breed of Muscovy duck · Origin: South America
- Type
- heritage
- Suitability
- secondary
- Liver Avg Weight
- 450g
- Weight Range
- 250-550g
- Fat %
- 50%
- Gavage Tolerance
- Higher stress than Mulard; more resistant to handling. Also called Barbary duck in Europe.
- Growth Period
- 84 days
- Gavage Period
- 14 days
- Mortality (gavage)
- 5%
- Mortality (normal)
- 2%
- Prevalence
- 3%
- Feed
- Corn mash
Behavioral Traits
More independent and aggressive than Mulard. Perching behavior. Males significantly larger than females.