Location of Conservation: Ilan Research StationContributor: Mr. Jang-Fang HuangTaiwan Livestock Research Institute 28-1 Jehsin village Wuchieh, Ilan, Taiwan Republic of China Tel: 886-39-503107∼9 Fax: 886-39-501950
White tsaiya originated from brown tsaiya and named TLRI No.1.
Congregate and play in water. Orange-yellowish beak and feet.
Jittery, easily frightened.
Drakes have sexual feather on tail and hen don't have.
Performance Growth Line 101 Line 102 Line 103 Body weight at 10 weeks old(M) 1.35±0.13 Kg 1.24±0.14 Kg 0.91±0.13 Kg 16 weeks old(M) 1.41±0.12 Kg - Kg 1.18±0.11 Kg 20 weeks old(M) 1.50±0.10 Kg 1.50±0.14 Kg 1.26±0.13 Kg 40 weeks old(M) 1.50±0.10 Kg - Kg - Kg Body weight at 10 weeks old(F) 1.30±0.13 Kg 1.18±0.12 Kg 0.87±0.13 Kg 16 weeks old(F) 1.39±0.14 Kg - Kg 1.13±0.10 Kg 20 weeks old(F) 1.45±0.16 Kg 1.41±0.13 Kg 1.33±0.13 Kg 40 weeks old(F) 1.58±0.17 Kg - Kg - Kg 8th feather lenght 10 weeks old(M) 13.3±2.4 cm 12.1±2.2 cm 5.89±2.8 cm 16 weeks old(M) 16.9±0.6 cm - cm 16.1±0.7 cm 20 weeks old(M) 17.1±0.5 cm 16.5±0.6 cm 15.6±0.5 cm 8th feather length 10 weeks old(F) 13.6±2.7 cm 12.8±2.4 cm 6.89±2.7 cm 16 weeks old(F) 16.5±0.6 cm - cm 15.3±0.5 cm 20 weeks old(F) 16.7±0.7 cm - cm 15.1±0.6 cm
Reproductive Performance Line 101 Line 102 Line 103 Age at first egg 125±13 days 133±13 days 130±14 days Number of eggs produced at 40 weeks old 123±28 eggs 107±27 eggs 102±28 eggs 360 days old 191±34 eggs 190±25 eggs 165±30 eggs Egg weight produced at 30 weeks old 63.2±4.4 g - g 56.9±4.5 g 40 weeks old 70.1±5.1 g 69.7±4.8 g 59.9±3.8 g Shell strength of egg produced at 30 3.8±0.6 Kg/cm2 - Kg/cm2 - Kg/cm2 weeks old Yolk weight of egg produced at 30 20.1±1.8 g - g - g weeks old
White Tsaiya has been developed by the Ilan Research Station (Duck Research Center), TLRI,ROC in Taiwan, over the last decades. The white tsaiya is descended from the few individuals with pure white feathers in the Brown Tsaiya population. The white tsaiya is used as the female terminal line for the production of white mule ducks in a three-way cross, i.e. it is crossed with white Pekin drakes to produce white Kaiya hens, which are then inseminated with semen of white Muscovy drakes.
At present,three lines were kept at TLRI for this variety. L101 is a control population. L102 is a selected line for white plumage by recurrent selection. L103 is a inbred line bred by fullsib mating for more than 13 generations with a 0.926 of inbreeding coefficient.