我国是世界上最早把野鸭驯化为家鸭的国家。在我国现有的鸭种中,北京鸭是世界上最著名的肉用鸭品种之一。但是,关于我国养鸭的起始时代问题,历来研究者甚少。目前涉及到这一问题的论著中,仅见到二处,一处是1979年科学出版社出版的《生物史》第五分册钱燕文先生所撰《家禽的起源 My country is the first country in the world to domesticate domesticated ducks. Among the existing duck species in China, Beijing duck is one of the most famous meat duck breeds in the world. However, there have been few researchers on the starting age of duck raising in China. Currently involved in this issue of the treatise, only to see two, one is published in 1979, Science Press, “Biological History” fifth volume, Mr. Qian Yanwen "Poultry origin