Domestic Duck

Domestic Duck. Photo: Naimul Islam

Domesticated ducks are ducks that are raised for meat, eggs and down. Many ducks are also kept for show, as pets or for their ornamental value. Many ducks are also kept for show, as pets or for their ornamental value. Ducks are farmed for their meat, eggs, and down. A minority of ducks are also kept for foie gras production. In Vietnam, their blood is used in a food called tiết canh. Their eggs are blue-green to white depending on the breed.
Domesticated ducks can be kept as pets. They can be kept in a garden or backyard, and with special accessories, have also been known to be kept in the house. They will often eat insects and slugs. A pond or deep water dish is recommended. Without access to plentiful water, ducks will not thrive. A coop should be provided for shelter from predators such as foxes, hawks, coyotes, and raccoons, as many breeds of domestic ducks are unable to fly.
                            Conservation status
                              Domesticated
                           Scientific classification
                          Kingdom:    Animalia
                          Phylum:    Chordata
                          Class:    Aves
                          Order:    Anseriformes
                          Family:    Anatidae
                          Genus:    Anas / Cairina
                          Species:    Anas platyrhynchos;
                          also Cairina moschata
                          Subspecies:    A. p. domestica
      Binomial name
      Anas platyrhynchos domesticus
      Cairina moschata momelanotus (Domesticated Muscovy duck)
      Linnaeus, 1758
(Info from Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_duck)***