China's goose resources are very rich, many areas have goose, and goose breeding if you want to get good benefits, you must choose a good breed. Today, I will introduce what are the varieties of geese and what are the main excellent varieties of geese in China.
1. What are the varieties of geese?
There are many varieties of geese, the main varieties of goose in China are seed goose, open-eyed goose, Sichuan white goose, eastern Zhejiang white goose, Taihu goose, goose goose, lion's head goose, western Anhui white goose, etc., foreign goose varieties are Rhine goose, Lande goose, Emden goose, Toulouse goose and so on.
There are many criteria for distinguishing geese, from the production function of geese into four categories: meat, egg-laying, down-production, and fatty liver, and from the size of the body, geese can be divided into three types: large, medium and small.
Second, what are the main excellent varieties of domestic geese?
1. Lion-headed goose.
Native to the Chaoshan region of Guangdong Province, it is a famous large goose species in the world. The age of the female goose is 240-270 days, and the annual laying of eggs is 25 35 eggs, the egg weight is 220 240 grams, and the eggshell is white. The female goose has a strong nest holding.
Adult male geese weigh 10-12 kg, with a maximum of 16 kg; Female goose 9-10 kg, up to 12-13 kg. Gooselings can weigh up to 6 kg at 80 days of age. Suitable for southern breeding.
2. Geese. Wild goose is native to the Lu'an region in western Anhui Province and is commonly known as:'Gray four-season goose'It is a typical representative of the Chinese gray goose breed. Adult male geese weigh 55～6.0 kg, mother goose 47～5.2 kg. The male-female ratio is 1:5, and the hatching rate of fertile eggs is 80%.
The mother goose is controlled to start laying at the age of 210 240 days, and the annual egg production is 25 35 eggs. The average egg weight is 150 grams, and the eggshell is white.
3. Qingyuan goose.
Native to Qingyuan County, Guangdong Province, it belongs to small geese. Sexual maturity is early, generally 120-140 days old, the annual egg production is 28-32, and the egg weight is 124-155 grams. The goose grows quickly, and can reach 3 days old at 80-90 days5 kg.
Qingyuan geese are generally raised to 65 to 70 days**, and their weight reaches 2 0-25 kg, with fine bones and tender meat, is very popular.
4. Taihu goose.
Native to the Taihu Lake area of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, it is a small white goose. Sexual maturity is early, generally 150 days old, and the annual egg production is more than 60. Adult male geese weigh 45 kg, mother goose 35 kg. Meat goose is mainly grazing, and can reach 2 days old5 kg.
5. Clear-eyed goose.
It is native to Changtu in Liaoning Province (known as Huoge), Laiyang in Shandong Province (known as Wulong Goose), Tonghua in Jilin Province and Yanshou (called Scarred Eye Goose) in Heilongjiang Province, and belongs to the Chinese white goose type.
The goose is born at the age of 6-7 months, with an annual egg production of 80-120 eggs, an egg weight of 120 grams, a white eggshell, and a feed to egg ratio of 32：1。Adult male geese weigh 48 kg, 4 0 kg for the female goose, and the weight of the goose can reach 2 at the age of 60 days after birth9 kg.