List of goose breeds
This list contains breeds and landraces of domestic geese as well as species with semi-domestic populations. Geese are bred mainly for their meat, which is particularly popular in Germanic languages countries around Christmas. Of lesser commercial importance is goose breeding for eggs, schmaltz, or for the fattened liver (foie gras). A few specialized breeds have been created for the main purpose of weed control (e.g. the Cotton Patch Goose), or as guard animals and (in former times) for goose fights (e.g., the and ).
Goose breeds are usually grouped into three weight classes: Heavy, Medium and Light. Most domestic geese are descended from the greylag goose (Anser anser). The Chinese and African Geese are the domestic breeds of the swan goose (A. cygnoides); they can be recognized by their prominent bill knob.[1]
Some breeds, like the and , originated in hybrids between these species (the hybrid males are usually fertile – see Haldane's Rule). In addition, two goose species are kept as domestic animals in some locations, but are not completely domesticated yet and no distinct breeds have been developed.
Breeds[2][]
- (Адлерская)[3][4]
- African goose[1][3][5]
- Alsatian goose (Oie d'Alsace)[3][5]
- American buff goose[1][5]
- [3]
- [3]
- (Арзамасская)[3][4]
- (Österreichische landgans)
- [3]
- (Bayerische Landgans)
- (Бяла Бенковска гъска)[4]
- [3]
- Bogdanovski goose (= )[3]
- (Oie du Bourbonnais,[5] Blanche de Bourbonnais[3])
- Brecon buff goose[5]
- [3][5]
- (Celler Gans)[3][5]
- [3]
- Chinese goose[1][3][4][5]
- [3]
- Cotton Patch goose
- [5]
- Czech goose (Česká husa)[5]
- (Česká chocholatá hus)[5]
- Danish landrace goose (Danske gæs: grå, gråbroget)[3][5]
- [3]
- (Diepholzer Gans)[3][5]
- (Dravska guska)[5]
- Emden goose (Emdener Gans)[1][3][4][5]
- (Emporda-Gans)[5]
- English saddleback goose (→)
- Faroese goose (Færøske gæs)[5]
- Fighting goose[3] (= )
- (Oie flamande)[5]
- (Fränkische Landgans)[5]
- [3]
- (Deutsche Legegans)[5]
- (Горьковская or Линдовская)[3][4]
- [3]
- [3]
- Hawaiian goose (Nene)
- [3]
- [3]
- [3]
- [3][4]
- [4]
- [3]
- (Kartuska)[3]
- (Холмогорская)[3][4]
- (Kielecka)[3]
- [3]
- (Краснозёрская, Krasnozy, Skoye)[3]
- (Кубанская)[3][4]
- (Oie des Landes)[4][5]
- [4]
- (Leinegans)
- [3]
- [3]
- [3]
- (Lippegans)[3][5]
- [3]
- [3]
- [3]
- [3]
- (Oie normande; including Crested Normandy goose)[3][5]
- (Norsk hvit gås)[5][6]
- [3]
- [3][4] (Оброшинська)
- Öland goose (Ölandsgås)[3][5]
- (Oca Padovana)[5]
- (Переяславская)[3][4]
- [3]
- Pilgrim goose[3][5][7]
- Pink-footed goose
- [3]
- (Oie du Poitou,[5] Blanche de Poitou[3])
- Pomeranian goose (including Pomeranian Saddleback)[1][3][5]
- [3][4] (Псковская)
- [3]
- [4]
- [3] (Rheinische Legegans, extinct breed)
- (Romaanse gans)[5]
- Roman goose (Oca Italiano)[1][3][5]
- [3][4]
- [5]
- [3]
- [3]
- Scania goose (Skånegås)[3][5]
- Sebastopol goose (Lockengans)[1][3][4][5]
- Shadrinsk goose[4] (→)
- Shetland goose[5]
- [3]
- [3]
- [3]
- (Slovenská hus)[5]
- (Smålensgås)[5][8]
- [3][4]
- (Steinbacher Kampfgans)[5]
- (Podkarpacka)[3]
- (Suwałska)[3]
- Suchovy goose (Suchovská hus)[5]
- [3]
- [3]
- [3]
- Toulouse goose (including Light Toulouse)[1][3][4][5]
- (Oie de Touraine)[5]
- Tufted Roman goose (→Roman goose)
- (Tульская бойцовая)[5]
- [3]
- Twente goose (Twentse landgans)[5]
- or Shadrin goose (Уральская or Шадринская)[3]
- (Oca Pezzata Veneta)[5]
- Vištinės goose (Vištinės žąsys)[3][4]
- (Владимирская глинистая)[3][4]
- [3]
- (including crested goose)[5]
- [3]
- [3]
- White Italian goose (→Roman goose)
- [3]
- [3]
- [3]
- [3]
- [3]
- [3]
- [3]
- [3]
- [3]
- (Zatorska)
- [3]
- [3]
- [3]
Auto-sexing goose[]
The plumage of male and female goose is usually the same. However, there are few auto-sexing goose, which are sexually dimorphic and the gender can be recognized on the first look by plumage. In general, ganders are white and females are either entirely gray, or pied gray and white.[9][10]
- Cotton Patch Goose
- Pilgrim Goose
- Shetland Goose
- West of England Goose
Semi-domesticated goose species[]
Footnotes[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j APA (2001)
- ^ "Goose breeds". Poultry Breeds Encyclopedia. 2011. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Animal genetic resources of the USSR". FAO and UNEP. 1989. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as Bovet, Michel (October 2011). "Listing of European Poultry Breeds and Colours". Entente Européenne d'Aviculture et de Cuniculture (EE). Retrieved 2012-02-02.
- ^ Norwegian white goose
- ^ Features are sex-linked: APA (2001)
- ^ Smålen goose
- ^ Craig Russell: Auto Sexing Geese
- ^ Chris Ashton: Auto Sexing Geese
- ^ Derived from small eastern subspecies' stock: APA (2001)
References[]
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- American Poultry Association, INC. (APA) (2001): The American Standard of Perfection. Mendon, Massachusetts.
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO): FAO ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND HEALTH PAPER - 154: Goose Production, Rome 2002, p. 140-145
External links[]
- Goose Breeds on poultrykeeper.com Photos of all standardized domestic geese in the UK.
- The British Waterfowl Association Goose Breed Information
- Goose breeds
- Lists of breeds