Country
Specie
ISO3
PHL
Language
eng.
Other name
Pato, Pato real, Bike
Breed classification (geographic)
Local
Specific resistance or tolerance
These animals seem to develop a resistance towards all duck diseases.
Specific reproductive characteristic
The females are excellent mothers, high fertility and hatchability of the eggs are reported. In the Philippines the animals lay the all year round.
Other special qualities
The animals are raised in small numbers in the rural areas for household consumption. The drakes are used to prepare a dish called
Efabis genetic features
Duck Adobo
Efabis adaptability to marginal land
129
Number of horns males
0
Number of horns females
0
Herdbook established
2.7
Domestication status
2.2
Import
domestic
Location within country
Breed
Local cryo conservation status
introduced into the Philippines by the early Spanish conquistadors about 14th century
Local Risk
14th century
International Transboundary Risk detailed
No Material
