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Abstract To meet the demands of an increasing population, protein sources from meat should be diverted. Muscovy duck is a potential protein source of high meat weight and quality for humans. The study tried to describe all information of production and morphological traits of local Muscovy ducks from 1-12 weeks old. This study involved 40 Muscovy ducks from the Mekong Delta, Vietnam, and showed that local male and female Muscovy ducks differed, with male ducks performing better in terms of growth rate, nutrients in meat. The typical morphological characteristics of local Muscovy ducks are black plumage for whole body with small spot white in wings. The highest body weight (BW) was 3,356±166.3 g/head for male ducks and 2,036±104.4 g/head for female ducks. The birds could grow up to 23.72-39.32 g/day from 1-12 weeks age and consume 99.02-153.9 g/head/day feed. Meat of male ducks accounts for 65.8% of live BW while female duck meat accounts for 67% of live BW. The nutritional composition of female ducks was almost the same with male ducks, especially crude protein, at > 21%. It could be concluded that male Muscovy ducks can be used more suitable for meat purposes.
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