Mallard × Muscovy Duck
Anas platyrhynchos × Cairina moschata
The mulard (or moulard) is a hybrid between the different genera of domestic duck: the domestic muscovy (Cairina moschata domestica) and the domestic mallard (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus). American Pekin are most commonly used to breed mulards due to the breed's high meat production. Like many interspecific F1 hybrids, mulards are sterile, giving them the nickname mule ducks. While it is possible to produce mulards naturally, artificial insemination is used more often with greater success....
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 326092.