Aylesbury
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Aylesbury ducks are associated with the duck-producing districts of Buckinghamshire, England. By around 1800, local producers had a reputation for market ducklings. The breed was shown at Boston's first poultry exhibition in 1849 and entered the first American poultry standard in 1874, linking English market history with early American poultry exhibitions.
White feathers, a pink bill, large size, and meat-producing conformation distinguish the traditional Aylesbury. Its identity should not be reduced to any large white duck. The source describes mature drakes around ten pounds and ducks around nine, a mature weight measure distinct from a younger market weight.
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- FAO DAD-IS · Domestic breed information
- IUCN Red List · Species assessments
- Biodiversity Heritage Library · Historical literature search
- USDA National Agricultural Library · Research search
- Google Scholar · Scholarly literature search
- Open Library · Book catalogue search
- HathiTrust · Digitized catalogue search