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A publication by the United States Department of Agriculture lists the African goose, Roman goose (Tufted Roman), Pomeranian goose (Saddleback Pomeranian), and Chinese goose as the best breeds for guard duty. [8] [13] Chinese geese are said to be loud, and African geese both loud and large. [21] [2]
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, the French: Oie de Toulouse à bavette; [7] and a slightly lighter agricultural type without dewlaps, the French: Oie de Toulouse sans bavette. [6]
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 Obroshin Goose and Steinbach Fighting Goose, originated in hybrids between these species (the hybrid males are usually fertile – see Haldane's Rule). In addition, two goose ...
Slovenian autochthonous breeds are Styrian Hen, [5] Bosnian Mountain Horse, [7] Lipizzan, Posavac, Slovenian Cold-blood, Cika cattle, Krškopolje pig, Bela Krajina Pramenka, Bovec sheep, Jezersko-Solčava sheep, [5] Improved Jezersko-Solčava sheep, [8] Istrian milk, Drežnica goat, Karst Shepherd dog and Carniolan honey bee (some also include ...
The breed originates from northeastern Slovenia and Upper Carniola on the basis of local cold-blooded horses. [6] In historical records it is evident that developing the Slovenian Cold-blood included breeding of multiple other coldbloods (such as Bohinj, Kobarid, Međimurje, Posavje, Alpine horse and others), of which some already went extinct.
These livestock and poultry breeds are on the Livestock Conservancy's Conservation Priority List for either being historically notable or an endangered breed. Pages in category "Conservation Priority Breeds of the Livestock Conservancy"
Pilgrim geese (Australian Settler geese in Australia [1]) are a breed of domestic goose. They are considered to be a relatively quiet, lightweight and medium-sized breed. [ 2 ] The pilgrim goose is a rare and critically endangered species according to the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC) and was officially entered into the American ...
A domestic goose is a goose that humans have domesticated and kept for their meat, eggs, or down feathers, or as companion animals.Domestic geese have been derived through selective breeding from the wild greylag goose (Anser anser domesticus) and swan goose (Anser cygnoides domesticus).