Country
Specie
ISO3
POL
Language
pol.
Breed classification (adaptedness)
Locally adapted
Breed classification (geographic)
Local
Efabis cultural role comment
Valuable material for research of the protein and other blood biochemical compounds polymorphism
Specific reproductive characteristic
egg mass (g) weighted during two weeks by 80% of laying rate - 76.3g
Efabis environmental role
Due to their characteristic appearance (low body weight and brown plumage) they can be used as the element of the ecosystem in parks, water tanks, gardens and zoos.
Shank and foot colour
orange
Plumage colour
brown
Efabis main colour
light brown
Weight males
2.00
Weight females
1.90
Other specific visible traits
Light brown plumage, darker brown plumage for drakes, black and brown neck, orange shanks, olive beak and creamy egg shell. Ducks are characterized by lower body weight and more brown plumage than Pekin ducks.
Herdbook
y
Domestication status
domestic
Description of origin
The breed was developed in the 1979 by crossing Khaki Campell ducks with Orpignon fauve. The breed is included into duck genetic resources and is protected since December 1983.
Year of origin
1979
Location within country
One conservation flock: Waterfowl Experimental Station Dworzyska, National Institute of Animal Production - NIoAP, Krakow.
Local cryo conservation status
No Information
Local Risk
At Risk
Detailed local risk status
Endangered
