This document provides information on 21 different breeds of domestic ducks and geese. It describes the origin, physical characteristics, egg production and uses of each breed. Some of the breeds covered include the Pekin duck, Khaki Campbell, Indian Runner, Muscovy duck, Cayuga duck and Aylesbury duck. The document aims to be a comprehensive reference for the traits and histories of various duck and goose breeds raised around the world.

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3. 1. ABACOT DUCK
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It is a breed of domestic duck, initially known as
the Hooded Ranger and as Streicherente ('Ranger Duck', in
Germany).
A utility breed, originally developed for eggs and meat, it is
popular for exhibition and egg production today.
Origin: Colchester in the UK. (1917-1922)
Weight of bird:3kg for a male
2.5kg for female
Special characteristics:
Abacot Ranger
has good account in egg-laying trials
at Bentley, and remained as
such. It was initially a popular breed
for egg and meat production.

4. 2.ALABIO DUCK
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The Alabio duck, or locally known as Itik Alabio, is a breed
of domestic breed from Kabupten Hulu Sungai Utara,
Kalimantan Selatan, Indonesia.
The breed is considered to be a cross of the local duck
and the Pekin duck.
The breed was named
Alabio by Saleh Puspo, a
veterinarian who conduct
researches on this breed.

5. 3. AMERICAN PEKIN
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It has another name as white pekin.
Country of origin:China
Weight: Males weigh 4.5 kg
Females weigh 4.1 kg
The American Pekin is large and solidly built.
The body is rectangular as seen from the
side and is held at about 40º to the horizontal.
The head is large and rounded, and
the neck is thick. The plumage is
creamy white, the legs and feet are a
yellowish orange.
The beak is yellow, fairly short, and
almost straight.
Pekin ducks may lay over 150 white eggs
per year. They are not good sitters, and eggs
may need to be artificiallyincubated.
They have high feed conversion ratio.

6. 4. ANCONA DUCK
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Country of origin: UK and US
Weight: 2.3–2.9 kg
Egg color is variable.
The Ancona is of medium size.
It has an oval head, a slightly concave bill.
The plumage is broken-colored, with irregular patches of
color on a white ground. The usual color is black and white.
It forages well, is hardy, and is capable
of adapting to different environmental
conditions.
Uses:
The Ancona is a good layer,
producing some 210–280 eggs per year;
these may be blue, green, white, spotted,
cream, or tinted.

7. 5. AUSTRALIAN SPOTTED
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The name Australian Spotted is one of the few breeds
of domesticated breed
It is originated in the US.
John C. Kriner and Stanley Mason of Pennsylvania developed this
breed by allowing Calls, Mallards, Pintails, and various Australian wild
ducks to crossbreed for several years before selecting the desired
specimens.
The first exhibit of the Australian Spotted began in 1928.
Many duck enthusiasts don't
believe that pintails contributed to
the acculturation, because a mallard
derivative and pintail cross renders
a sterile duck due to chromosomal
differences.
Types: There are three different
color varieties of the Australian spotted:
a. green heads
b. blue heads and
c. silver heads.

8. 6.AYLESBURY DUCK
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It is a breed of domesticated duck, bred mainly for its meat
and appearance.
It is a large duck with pure white plumage, a pink bill, orange
legs and feet, an unusually large keel, and a horizontal stance
with its body parallel to the ground.
The precise origins of the breed are unclear.
It is popular in Aylesbury,
Buckinghamshire, England, in the
18th century owing to the demand for
white feathers as a filler for quilts.
Over the 19th century selective
breeding for size, shape and colour led
the Aylesbury duck.

9. 7.BALI DUCK
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It is also known as the Balinese Crested Duck or Crested Runner
Duck
It is a lightweight breed of domesticated breed raised primarily
for decoration or as pets, although they are good layers.
It is similar to the Indian runner duck, differing only in having a
crest on the top of the head.
The Bali Duck comes in a
variety of standard colours, but the
most common are white, brown and
a Mallard colouring.
One of the oldest breeds of the
Domestic ducks
Body weight: 2.25-2.75 Kg
Egg production: 120-250 eggs
Egg colour: blue- green to white

10. 8. BARBARY DUCK
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It is also called Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) is a large duck native
to Mexico and Central and South America.
Males weigh up to 7 kg and females are considerably smaller, and only
grow to 3 kg roughly half the males' size.
The bird is predominantly black and white, with the back feathers being
iridescent and glossy in males, while the females are more drab.
The amount of white on the neck and head is variable, as well as the bill,
which can be yellow, pink, black, or any mixture of these.
They may have white patches or bars on the wings, which become more
noticeable during flight. Both sexes have pink or red wattles around the
bill, those of the male being larger and more brightly colored.
The karyotype of the Muscovy duck is 2n=80
Consisting of three pairs of macrochromosomes, 36 pairs
microchromosomes, and a pair of sex chromosomes.
The two largest macrochromosome pairs are submetacentric while all
other acrocentric or (for the smallest microchromosomes)
probably telocentric .
The submetacentric chromosomes and the Z (female) chromosome
show rather little constitutive heterochromatin (C bands), while the W
are at least two-thirds heterochromatin

12. 9. BLACK EAST INDIAN DUCK
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The East Indie or Black East Indian is an
ornamental breed of domestic duck.
It is a bantam breed, and is thought to have originated in the US.
Weight: Male: 0.9 kg
Female: 0.7–0.8 kg
It usually weigh under 1 kg.
It has very dark, lustrous greenish-black plumage and a black bill.
Ducks may sometimes develop white
feathers as they age;drakes that do so
should not be used for breeding.
Uses:
The East Indie is largely kept
by fanciers for exhibition or ornament.
It may be helpful in pest control in gardens.

13. 10. BLUE SWEDISH
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The Swedish Blue(or Blue Swedish is a
Swedish breed of domesticated duck.
It emerged during the nineteenth century in what was then Swedish
Pomerania, now divided between north-west Poland and north-
east Germany.
Blue Swedish have medium, oval-shaped heads Color should be a
consistent blue-slate with darker lacing around the border of each
feather.
Drakes are generally darker than ducks. The only part of the birds
that is not some variety of blue is the white,
heart-shaped bib found on the breast,
extending up the front of the neck
terminating towards the mandible of the
bird.
The blue color is due to heterozygosity in a
dilution gene.
Ducks lay some 100–150 white or tinted
eggs per year of 80–90 g weight.

14. 11. BUFF/ORPINGTON DUCK
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It is a breed of domestic duck.
It is a dual-purpose breed used for meat and egg production
Origin – United Kingdom
Buff ducks is unstable colour due to blue dilution gene
Orpingtons are to have trim, oval-shaped heads, long necks, long
bodies, deep breasts and stand slightly elevated.
Uniformity is key with regards to
color pattern.
Typically, fawn-buff is considered
ideal with the drakes having a
fawn-buff or seal-brown head.
The bill of the drake is yellow while
the hen has a brownish-orange bill.
They have orange feet and legs..

15. 12.CALL DUCK
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It is a domesticated duck breed raised primarily for
decoration or as pets
They are smaller in size
It weighs between 570 to 680 grms
It was first recorded in
Netherlands

16. 13. CAMPBELL DUCK
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The Campbell is a British breed of domestic duck.
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Weight: Male: 2.3–2.5 kg
Female: 2.0–2.3 kg
Campbells can come in three colour varieties: khaki, dark
and white.
They were developed by crossing between Mallard,
Rouen and Runner ducks.
The Khaki Campbell drake is mostly
khaki-coloured with a darker head
usually olive green lacking the white
ring of its Mallard ancestors.
Use: Eggs 300 eggs per year

17. 14. CAYUGA DUCK
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A Cayuga Duck is a medium-class domesticated duck breed that
has been a popular variety in the USA since the mid-19th century.
They are used for egg and meat production, as well as an
ornamental bird.
Origin: US
Uses: egg, meat.or ornamental
Weight: Male- 3.6kg,
Female-3.2kg
Cayuga are characterized by a
black bill and black plumage, which is an
iridescent beetle green in the correct light.
The Cayuga Duck has dark brown
eyes, black shanks, and toes, except in
old drakes where some orange shading
may appear. Ducklings have black
plumage.

18. 15. CRESTED DUCK
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The Crested is a breed of domestic duck.
It was probably brought to Europe from the East Indies by
Dutch ships.
It has its appearance because it is heterozygous for a
genetic mutation causing a
deformity of the skull.
Weight: Male: 3.2 kg
Female: 2.7Kg
These are non-gregarious,
flocking only in areas of
unusually high food supplies.

19. 16. DUCLAIR DUCK
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The Duclair duck is a dual purpose duck breed named after
the town of Duclair in Normandy.
It is a type of Rouen duck and is also described as being
similar to the Swedish Blue.
Duclair ducks are considered excellent for roast duck.
It has been described as "tasting like a cross between veal
and lamb" by Alain Ducasse and
Daniel Boulud, and as "gamy”
Males weigh up 3.0 kg and females
up to 2.5 kg.
There are two color varieties; a black
and a blue.
Eggs have a blue-green shell.

20. 17.DUTCH HOOK BILL
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It is also called hook bill
Origin: Netherlands
The Hook Bill is a light duck
Weight: Male: 2-2.25 Kg.
Female: 1.6-2Kg
Three colour variants are recognised in France, Holland and the United
Kingdom
The dusky mallard has a black head and rump with green lustre, the
body in shades of grey with no white neck-ring, and a slate-grey beak
The white-bibbed dusky mallard is
similarly coloured, but with a distinct white
chest-bib and white-tipped wing primaries;
the white has pure white plumage, blue eyes
bright orange legs and a flesh-pink bill.
The Hook Bill may be kept for ornament or
for exhibition, but is also a good layer: ducks
may give between 100 and 225 white or
greenish-blue eggs per year.

21. 18. EAST INDIES DUCK
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It is also called Emerald, Labrador and Brazilian
Origin: United States
The East Indie is largely kept by fanciers for exhibition or
ornament. It may be helpful in pest control in gardens.
The East Indie is a bantam breed
Weight: Male: 0.9kg
Female:0.7-0.8Kg.
It has very dark, lustrous
greenish-black plumage and a black bill.
Ducks may sometimes develop white
feathers as they age.

22. 19.GERMAN PEKIN
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It is also called white pekin and pekin
Origin: China
Weight: Male: UK: 4.1 kg; Germany: 3.5 kg
Female: UK: 3.6 kg; Germany: 3.0 kg
The German Pekin is different breed from the American
Pekin, which is also commonly known by the same names
The Pekin is heavily feathered; the
plumage is creamy white with a
yellowish tinge.
The beak is short and orange-coloured
The body is broad and heavy, and is
held almost vertical.

23. 20. GOLDEN CASCADE
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The Golden Cascade is a breed of domestic duck
developed in the US.
In 1979, David Holderread of Corvallis, Oregon set out to
breed a duck that was fast growing, active, laid eggs well,
and was auto-sexing.
. They weigh 2.7-3.6 Kg.
Females have Fawn or buff plumage and
Orange beaks with brown markings.
Drakes have yellow beaks, Satin green
or Bronze heads, white ring on their necks,
reddish breasts and white underbodies.
The throat can turn light fawn.

24. 21. INDIAN RUNNER DUCK
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It is domestic duck.
They stand erect like penguins and, rather than waddling,
they run.
The females usually lay about 300 to 350 eggs a year or
more, depending whether they are from exhibition or utility
strains.
They were found on the Indonesian islands of Lombok, Java
and Bali where they were
'walked' to market and sold as
egg-layers or for meat.
These ducks do not fly and only rarely
form nests and incubate their own eggs.
The ducks vary in weight between 1.4
and 2.3 kg.

25. 22. MAGPIE DUCK
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The Magpie is a British breed of domestic duck.
It has distinctive black and white markings reminiscent of
the European magpie, and is a good layer of large eggs
Named for its distinctive black and white plumage,
reminiscent of the colouration of the European magpie, the
typical example of the breed is predominantly white with two
large black areas on the back and top of the head
Males weigh around 2.7 kg on
average, and females around 2.5 kg.
They lay between 220–290 large
white eggs annually.
They are a hardy variety, active
foragers, and live for approximately
9 to 12 years.

26. 23. MULARD
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The mulard (or moulard) is a hybrid between the different
genera of domestic duck: the domestic muscovy (Cairina
moschata domestica) and the domestic mallard (Anas
platyrhynchos domesticus).
The term mulard or moulard is generally reserved for
offspring where the parental drake is a muscovy and the
duck is a pekin.
When the drake is a pekin, the
offspring tend to be smaller and are
called hinnies.
The mulard commercially produce
meat and foie gras.

27. 24. POMERANIAN DUCK
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The Pomeranian or Pommern duck is a breed of
domesticated duck.
It is a landrace originating in the German part of the baltic
sea coast region called Pomerania.
The Pomeranian duck is a medium-sized bird
Male weighs 3 kg; the female usually weighs 2.5 kg.
The body is traditionally black or
blue with a white breast. They have
dark (preferably black) beaks and
feet and dark brown eyes.
They produce 70-100 eggs per year
of 80-90 grams weight.

28. 25. ROUEN DUCK
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The Rouen is a heavyweight breed of domesticated duck raised
primarily for decoration, exhibition or as general purpose ducks, since
they are not prolific egg layers.
Rouen ducks are frequently used for meat.
The breed originated in France sometime before the 19th century.
The Mallard color pattern is referred to as gray. Males have green
heads, white collars, black tail coverts and dark, ashy brown tail
feathers,[2] a gray body, and a deep claret breast.
The female Rouen hens are a consistent
shade of mahogany brown, with a brown
crown and tan eye-stripes extending from bill to
the back of the eyes.
It was used chiefly as a roasting bird; though it
produced 35 to 125 eggs a year, there were other
breeds which were more reliable egg-layers with
higher production.
The eggs are typically white, but can have blue
and green tints

29. 26.SAXONY DUCK
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Breeding Tract-Sachsenente
It is a German build of domestic duck, it was breed in Saxony in
the 1930 & it was recognised after second world war in 1957.
It is use for dual purpose and rared for both its eggs and meat.
They resembles the Silver Appleyared, the head is oval shaped
and moderaterly large.
The drake as a grayish blue head,
white neck ring & rust or chestnut colored
breast feathers both drake and ducks yellowish
bill & orange legs and feet all the the
standard specifies dark yellow.
Body weight: Male -3.5kg, Female-3 kg.
Age at first egg: 6-7 months.
Egg production: 190-240per year
Egg weight: 56.83 grm.

30. 27. SHETLAND DUCK
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Breeding tract: Scottland
Evolved from the Pomeranian and Swedish blue.
It is a small hardy breed , it is active and forages well.
Plumage is black, the birds usually have a white bib and may
have some white on the head. Bill and legs are black in duck .
In drake , the legs may carry some orange and bill may be
tinged with yellow.
Age at first egg: 8 months
Annual egg production:194-210eggs.
Egg weight: 52.32grm.
Body weight: Male-2kg,
Female-1.8 kg.

31. 28.SILVER APPLEYARD
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Breeding tractl: America.
It is a British breed of domestic duck, it was breed in the first half
of the 20thcentury.
The aim of creating a dual purpose breed that would provide both
a good quantity of meat and plenty of eggs.
It is a large sturdily built duck with a blocky physic and prominent
breast. Plumage is whitish with markings in various shades of
brown and grey.
Legs are yellow or orange with dark
toenails and wings aremarkedwith a blue
cross stripe.
Age at first egg: 8 to 12 months.
Annual Egg Produdation:120 to 190eggs.
Body weight: Male 3.6 -4.1 kg
Female: 3.2 -3.6 kg.

32. 29.SWEDISH BLUE
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Breeding tract: Sweden.
It is emerged during 19thcentury in what was then Swedish
Pomerania now divided between nothwest pole and north
east germany.
It is medium size bird, they have medium oval shaped head,
color should be consistent blue slate with darker lacing
around the border each feather.
Age at first egg: 17-24 weeks.
Annual egg production: 180 eggs.
Egg weight: 80-95grms.
Egg color : Mainly white also lay green
or blue tinted eggs.
Body weight: Male-3-4kg
Female: 2.5-3.5 kg.

33. 30.WELSH HARLEQUIN
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Breeding tract: Criccieth
Group Captain Leslie Bonnet discovered a colour mutation among
his flock of Khaki Campbells and began selective breeding for the
trait. By 1968, hatching eggs were exported to the United States,
followed by the importation of live birds in 1981.
It is a light-weight duck breed known for its vivid plumage and egg
laying ability.
Females have a black bill and brown legs and feet, and their
plumage is similar to a mallard but heavily frosted with white.
Drakes are also similar to a
heavily frosted Mallard with a yellow bill
and orange legs and feet.
Age at first Egg: 4-7 months.
Annual egg production: 300 eggs.
Egg weight: 4.5-5.5grm.
Body weight: Male: 2-2.5 kg
Female: 2kg.

34. 31.PATI
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Breeding Tract:Assam
Distributed throughout Assam. The rural areas of the state are full of rivers, plenty of surface
water with lake and pond. In summer, most of the areas are covered with paddy cultivation with
abundant surface water, which favour duck farming. Different communities living in the rural
areas of Assam are engaged in duck farming and rearing.
Origin: Indigenous
Eggs and meat of Pati ducks are very much relished by most of the communities in Assam and
fetch high prices than that of chicken
Squat in posture. Plumage is dark brown in drakes with greyish black head; tail with black and
white feathers. Ducks are solid brown. A white ring may or may not be present at neck in both
sexes. The bill, shank and feet are predominantly yellow.
Age at first Egg(Months):5.74
Annual Egg Production:86.3
Egg Weight (g):56.83
Peculiarity: About 60% of the birds showed broodiness. These characters were exhibited during
40 to 48 weeks of age.
Shelter to the ducks is provided in the night only. The duck houses are made of locally
available materials viz., bamboo and wood, and erected near or inside the farmers dwelling.
Scavenging with supplement feeding is the most common feeding system.

36. 32. MAITHILI
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Breeding: Bihar
Mainly used for egg and meat purpose
Head is bright black to greenish black in drakes and brown in
ducks. Tail is brown to black. Plumage pattern is mosaic. Circular
spots on the feathers in ducks. Body carriage is slightly upright
and bill shape is horizontal
Ducks are raised under semi-intensive management system and
mostly depend on scavenging for their nutritional needs. During
day time they are kept on foraging and in the night they are
housed in a small housed shelter. Some farmers provide partial
feeding to their ducks with available ingredients besides
scavenging.
Age at first egg production is 6.28 month
Annual egg production is 54.6
Average egg weight is 49.53

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39. 1. AFRICAN GOOSE
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The African goose is a breed of domestic goose derived from
the wild swan goose (Anser cygnoides).
Also, they lay fewer eggs than Chinese geese: 25 to 40 eggs
per year for the African goose.
Ganders often have a higher pitched call than the geese
(females), and are taller, while the females are shorter and
stockier, with larger keels or lobes.
African goose occurs in three color varieties: brown, buff and
white.
Browns have black bills and knobs,
and plumage with irregular shades,
from a very light to dark brown.
Whites have all-white plumage and
orange bills and knobs.

40. 2. ALSATIAN GOOSE
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The Alsatian goose, or l'oie d'Alsace, is a breed of goose
developed in the Alsace Region of France.
This is a small goose breed used primarily to develop fatty
livers.
Geese selected for this purpose have shorter legs and
wider bodies, allowing development of internal organs,
especially the liver, used for
making pâté de foie gras.
Geese not deemed usable for this
purpose are slaughtered for their
meat.

41. 3. AMERICAN BUFF GOOSE
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Breeding tract: America.
It is a breed of domestic goose native to the United States.
It was first recognized by the American Poultry Association
in 1947.
It is a dual purpose bird used for both meat and egg purpose.
The breed is named for its single colour variety, which is an
apricot or fawn hue rather
than literally buff.
Annual egg production: 10-25
Body weight:
Adult gander:10-12.6kg
Goose9-12kg.

42. 4. BRECON BUFF GOOSE
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Breeding tract: UK
It is a breed of domestic goose originating in Wales.
The Brecon Buff Goose originated in the area of the Beacons,
in Breconshire in Wales.
The plumage is buff.
The Brecon Buff Goose is distinguished from its larger
relative, the American Buff Goose, not only by its weight but
also by its pink feet and beak, which are characteristic of this
breed.
Body weight: Gander 7.3-9.1 kg,
Geese: 6.3-8.3kg.
Annual egg production: 10-25
Egg colour: Cream

43. 5. CHINESE GOOSE
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Breeding tract: China
It is a breed of domesticated goose descended from the wild
swan goose. Chinese geese differ from the wild birds in
much larger size.
In having an often strongly developed basal knob on the
upper side of the bill. The knob at the top of the beak is more
prominent on males than females. It takes several months
for the knob to become pronounced enough
that it can be used for determining gender.
Chinese geese are a close cousin of the
African goose, a heavier breed also
descended from the swan goose.
Annual egg production: 50-60 egg.
Age at first egg: 30-35 week

44. 6. COTTON PATCH GOOSE
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Breeding tract: Southern united states
It is a breed of domestic goose originating in the Southern
United States. It is so named because it traditionally was
used to weed fields of cotton,corn, and other crops.
Theyare more heat tolerant. They are also slimmer in body
than most domestic geese, and retain a relatively good
flying ability in adulthood.
Body weight: Geese: 8-10 pounds
ganders: 9-12 pounds
Egg weight: 180grm
Annual egg production: 40-45
Age at first egg: 2-3 years

45. 7. CZECH GOOSE
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Breeding tract: Czech lands
It is a landrace of domestic goose originating in the Czech
lands.
Theplumage is white only. The legs and beak are orange.
The neck is short and bulky.
It exists in 2 forms: with and without a crest on the head.
Body Weight: Ganders :5.5-6.6 kg
females 3.5-5.6 kg.
Annual egg production:10-20 eggs.
Egg weight: 120 g.
Age at first egg: 8-9 month

46. 8. DANISH LANDRACE
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Breeding tract: Denmark
It is a landrace of varities of goose native to Denmark.
It is available in two variants, gray and gray mottled.
It is a medium-sized goose,. The beak and legs of The
Danish goose are a sharp orange colourand the eyes are
blue. Interbreeding often results in brown eyes though. The
gray mottled variant is also referred to as white, as only the
head, back and inner wings are grey coloured, while the rest
is brightly white.
Age at first egg: 8-9 months
Body weight: 6kg
Egg weight:120grm
Annual egg production is very low
When compare to other birds.

47. 9. EMDEN GOOSE
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Breeding tract: German
It is a German breed of domestic goose. It is named for
the town of Emden in north-westernmost Germany.
The Emden is the heaviest goose breed of Germany
ganders may weight up to12 kg, and reach a height of a
metre.
Age at first egg: 2-3 yrs
Annual egg production: 30-40 eggs
Egg weight: 170grms
Body weight: male:11-12kg,
Female 10-11 kg

48. 10. FAROESE GOOSE
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Breeding tract: Europe
It is probably the oldest form of tame goose in Europe and
possibly the direct descendants of the tame geese that the Land
am folk brought from Scandinavia and the British Isles.
The breed is described as a "not too large and not at all rough
built, but otherwise it must not be refined and neat.
Is very hardy and resistant to weather and disease and tolerates a
harsh climate. It is hardy, very food-seeking and it has good juicy
meat. Is somewhat temperamental, awake and guarding and will
preferably be left alone during the breeding season.
Body weight: Gase:5-5.5 kg
Goose: 4-4.5kg.
Egg weight: 130grm
Age at first egg: 2-3 weeks.
Annual egg production: 40 eggs

49. 11.PILGRIM GOOSE
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Pilgrim geese (Australian Settler geese in Australia[1]) are a
breed of domestic goose.
The origins of this breed are unclear, but they are thought to
be either descended from stock in Europe, or developed from
American stock during the Great Depression era.
Oscar Grow, noted waterfowl expert from the early 1900s
developed this breed from one or more of the auto-sexing
European breeds such as the West of England goose or the
French Normandy goose.
Their name was supposedlyassigned by Mrs. Grow to
commemorate her family's personal pilgrimage to Missouri
during the Great Depression.
They were admitted to the American Poultry Association
Standard of Perfection in 1939.
This breed of goose is listed as threatened
by the American Livestock Breeds
Conservancy.

50. 12.PINK FOOTED GOOSE
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The pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) is a goose which
breeds in eastern Greenland, Iceland and Svalbard.
It is migratory, wintering in northwest Europe, especially Ireland,
Great Britain, the Netherlands, and western Denmark.
The name is often abbreviated in colloquial usage to "pinkfoot"
(plural "pinkfeet"). Anser is the Latin for "goose", and
brachyrhynchus comes from the ancient Greek brachus "short" and
rhunchos "bill".
It is a medium-sized goose, weighing 1.8–3.4 kg.
It has a short bill, bright pink in the middle
with a black base and tip, and pink feet. The body
is mid-grey-brown, the head and neck a richer,
darker brown, the rump and vent white, and the
tail grey with a broad white tip. The upper
wing-coverts are of a somewhat similar pale bluish
-grey as in the greylag goose, and the flight
feathers blackish-grey.
The species is most closely related to the bean
goose Anser fabalis.

51. 13. ROMAN TUFTED GOOSE
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The Roman goose is an Italian breed of domestic goose. It is
said to be one of the oldest breeds of goose, bred more than
2000 years ago and originally sacred to the goddess Juno.
In the modern period, it is kept for a range of purposes such
as for meat and eggs depending on location.
It is a popular exhibition breed in North America, where it is
more commonly known as the tufted Roman goose and
possesses a crest.
In Europe, it is primarily kept as a
utility meat breed, while in Australia,
they are used for both purposes.Crests are
optional in Europe and Australia.
Roman geese can live up to 25 years and
lay between 10 and 20 eggs.
It takes 28 to 30 days for incubation.

52. 14. SCANIA GOOSE
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The Scania Goose (Swedish: Skånegås) is a breed of domestic
geese originating in Scania in Sweden.
The Scania goose is a large breed, derived ultimately from the
greylag goose.
The breed is hardy enough to spend the whole year out of doors in
southern Sweden.
The plumage is white with brown-grey head, neck, back, thighs and
rump feathers.
The beak and legs are orange
Ganders weigh 7–11 kg, females weigh
6.5–8 kg, making it the largest and
heaviest breed in Sweden.
They lay around 20–30(–40) eggs and
can live for over 30 years.
The grey-white egg weighs 200 g.
The breed is generally calm and makes
good parents.

53. 15. TOULOUSE GOOSE
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The Toulouse is a French breed of large domestic goose, originally from the
area of Toulouse in south-western France.
Two types are recognised: a heavy industrial type with dewlaps and a slightly
lighter agricultural type without dewlaps. Both types are large, with weights of
up to 9 kg.
Birds bred in the United Kingdom and United States exclusively for showing
may be still larger, and have a somewhat different conformation.
An average weight of about 10 kg for geese,
and nearly 13 kg for ganders.
The production strain of the Toulouse goose was bred
to be fast growing, gaining weight
rapidly when there is an abundance of food and no
room for exercise.
It is thus an important meat producer and, with its
oversized liver, a source of foie gras.
Geese of the type without dewlaps lay 25–40 eggs
extra-large white eggs per year, while geese of the
dewlap type lay 20–35.

54. 16. WEST OF ENGLAND GOOSE
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West of England geese are a breed of autosexing domestic
goose
West of England geese are a rare or heritage breed of
medium-sized geese.
They were originally found across the south of England in
particular in Devon and Cornwall.
West of England geese have blue eyes, an orange bill, a dual-
lobed paunch and a calm
temperament.
They weigh between 6 and 9 kg.
The gander is white and sometimes
shows some traces of grey.
The female goose has clear grey
markings on head, neck, back and the
thigh coverts.

55. 17.KASHMIR ANZ
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These geese are mostly found in and around the water bodies
(Lakes and Wetlands) across the Valley but are more abundant
in districts of Srinagar, Bandipora, Ganderbal, Budgam and
Baramulla.
In District Srinagar, geese are reared in the hamlets located
around Dal, Nigeen and Anchar Lake.
Mainly is reared for Meat, Eggs, Pets and Feathers.
Meat is sold in market as well as consumed by the family, eggs
are mostly kept for incubation.
It is an Indigenous breed.
Name Kashmir Anz is derived from two words- Kashmir
representing the breeding tract of the breed and Anz meaning
Geese in local language.
Average weight of male is 3.82 and that of female is 3.34Kg.
It is complete yellow through all intermediate grades. Sexual
dimorphism on basis of plumage and eye colour is absent.
Annual egg production: 12.38
Egg weight: 136.65grm.

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