Hello everyone, today I will tell you about the breeds of our national goose, there are about 20 kinds of domestic goose breeds (excluding foreign introduced geese), today I will find common ones to tell you about!
The first kind: lion head goose Lion head goose is china's largest goose breed lion head goose body is relatively large, the head is relatively large, because the male goose head forehead sarcoma developed forward leaning forward, the cheeks have left and right symmetrical sarcoma, from the front of the head to look like a lion's head and named! Adult male geese generally weigh 10--12 kg, and female geese are slightly less than 9--10 kg or so! The eggs laying of female geese is seasonal, from August to September to March to April of the next year, about 30 eggs are laid a year!
The second kind: Anhui west white goose This goose is a typical representative of our Chinese goose, the general breeding area is the western part of Anhui and Henan Xinyang area, also known as the locals: Gushi goose! This goose grows fast, has good flesh, good feather quality and strong foraging! Adult male geese in western Anhui are generally 5.5--6.5 kg, and female geese are 5--6 kg! The quality of goose down in western Anhui is good, and the yield is also high!
The third kind: Zhejiang East White Goose This goose is native to the Fenghua area of Zhejiang (and other regions) and is now distributed in and around Zhejiang! Zhejiang east goose grows fast, good meat quality, male geese like to chase people, female goose temperament is docile! Adult male geese weigh 5 kg, female geese weigh 4 kg, generally 70-80 days can be bought and sold! This goose has a bit of a fast early growth rate and good meat, but the biggest drawback is that the egg production is not high!
The fourth kind: open-eyed goose Open-eyed goose is a small high-yield goose species, the egg production is relatively high, this kind of goose is now more in the northeast, the name is not the same! The small size of the open-eyed goose, with white feathers, triangular eyes, and a gap in the left and right eyes, is a unique feature of this goose breed! Adult males are 3.5 ---4.7 kg, and females are 2.7---4.5 kg! This goose egg laying is very good, egg laying is concentrated in February --- June, about 100 eggs are laid a year, and the second to third year is the peak period of the mother goose egg laying!
The fifth kind: Magang goose Magang goose belongs to the medium-sized goose species, the origin is Shandong Magang! The head, back, wings and tail of this goose are all gray-black, with a black brown feather on the back of the neck, the head of the goose is long, the beak is wide, the neck is relatively thick and long, and it has four characteristics: aconitum, black neck, black back, and black feet! Adult male geese are about 5.5 kg, and female geese are about 4.8 kg! The mother goose generally lays eggs after 150 days, the mother goose lays 4 nests of eggs per year, and lays about 35 eggs (in general) The characteristics are more obvious: the size is moderate, it is easy to feed and eat roughage, the meat quality is good, and the slaughterhouse is more liked!
The sixth kind: Sichuan white goose Sichuan white goose is also a medium-sized goose species, produced in Chongqing, Sichuan, the goose body feathers are white, the beak, neck, webbing is orange-red, the male goose is relatively large, the head and neck are thicker, the body is longer, the forehead has sarcoma, semi-circular; the female goose neck is more slender, sarcoma is not obvious! Adult male geese weigh about 5 kg, and the female goose will be slightly lighter! The mother goose can lay eggs after 200 days, laying about 70 eggs per year!
Each region is different, maybe the weight, the egg production will be different! There are other varieties that will be explained later! I'll talk about these today.