Speaking of this duck, its origin is not small. Hundreds of years ago, it did not even have a formal name, but was called a "regular visitor" of the imperial family because it was loved by the emperor and his royal family members. Therefore, people gave it the nickname of "court duck".
At first, the court duck was loved by the royals only because of its good looks. Because of its moderate size, the adult male duck is only about 3.5 pounds, while the female duck is only about 2.8 pounds. Overall looks petite and cute.
In addition, this duck has a body of white hair, while the feet and mouth are black. Even rarer, the court duck also has a prick of white fur on its head, which people affectionately call the crest.
Therefore, at that time, the emperor often only regarded this court duck as a pet duck. But with deep contact, people found that this duck not only has ornamental value, its intrinsic value is more valuable.
Therefore, the duck was gradually sought after by more and more people, and it was not until hundreds of years later that it became a valuable famous duck. It can be said that people's cognition of the court duck really begins with the appearance value, and finally "talent".
So what is the "talent" of the court duck? The first is the extremely high nutritional value.
Through performance measurement, it was found that the growth rate of the court duck was faster than that of the average hemp duck. The pectoral muscles of 80-day-old ducks contained glutamate content of 3.02g/100g, and the trace elements Fe, Se, Zn and Mg were 45.34ug/g, 226.41ug/g, 12.49ug/g and 341.53 ug/g, respectively.
In addition, the court duck has a delicious taste and tender meat, and its umami amino acids and Se elements are higher than those of the general hemp duck. Therefore, it is an authentic meat duck that combines delicious and nutritional value.
What is even more valuable is that in addition to the delicious nutrition of the court duck, its egg production is also very considerable.
According to the statistics and analysis of the professional poultry seedling supply platform Yipinmiao public account in the past three years, the first year of egg production of the palace duck can reach 226 pieces, and the annual egg production during the peak period can reach 280 pieces. The overall average annual egg production is about 256.
Therefore, the egg-laying performance of the court duck is not inferior to that of the existing professional egg duck breeds. It is a true meat-egg duck breed.
In addition to the above characteristics, the court duck also has another important value, that is, medicinal value.
In the "Book of Ten Medicines" written by the Yuan Dynasty physician Ge Kejiu (1305~1353), it is clearly recorded that the court duck is an ancient remedy for tuberculosis.
In addition to the medicinal value recorded in ancient books, in fact, whether the court duck eats meat or drinks soup, it can achieve the effect of clearing heat and detoxification, nourishing yin and tonifying kidneys, expectorant and opening, calming the mind, appetizing and strengthening the spleen. And the longer the rearing time, the better the medicinal effect.
Therefore, the palace duck is full of treasures all over the body. It is a precious duck breed that combines ornamental, meat, egg and medicinal value.
However, the court duck is just its nickname in the past. Now people have given it the official name, called the black-billed crested white duck, or simply the crested white duck. If you also want to raise ducks, would you choose to raise this duck?
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