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In the last 2 decades, the consumption of duck meat has increased rapidly, and it is expected that it will continue to grow in the future. Ducks are considered the second source of meat in Egypt. In recent years, more attention was focused on increasing meat production through duck crossing. Ducks had a great repeater in rural sector for delicious and flavor meat. Additionally,it's highly disease resistance was stated for along time.Crosses between male French Muscovy and female local Muscovy ducks are popular.The Egyptian native breeds of ducks are able to adapt to a wide range of environmental conditions, which may be the reason for the increasing importance, and popularity of the duck industry in Egypt.Sudani duck one of the popular birds in Egypt. Sudani duck has many names in Egypt like native duck or Egyptian Muscovy. They have lower growth performance, although, Sudani ducks have higher carcass quality and immune response.On the other hand, Peking ducks grow rapidly,reaching approximately 90% of their adult weight at 7 weeks of age. While,Muscovy ducks in particular is a heavy breed.The cross between commercial duck and Sudani duck improves the carcass quality and immunity.