Country
Specie
ISO3
POL
Language
pol.
Breed classification (adaptedness)
Locally adapted
Breed classification (geographic)
Local
Additional information
Egg mass (g) weighted during two weeks by 80% of laying rate - 91g.
Other special qualities
Pekin dunski P-8 is characterized by excellent performance and was used for breeding work for several times, for example in developing A-55 duck breeding strain. Population can be useful in development of new commercial crossbreds.
Plumage colour
white
Weight males
3.40
Weight females
3.20
Other specific visible traits
yellow-orange shanks and beak
Herdbook
y
Domestication status
domestic
Description of origin
Obtained from 600 eggs, bought from Danish Poultry Houses Company (Denmark) in 1978.
Year of origin
1978
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
