Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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]
A small flock of Pilgrim Geese - an example of color-sexing goose; males are white, females are gray. The plumage of male and female goose is usually the same. However, there are few auto-sexing goose, which are sexually dimorphic and the sex can be identified by the first look by plumage.
Geese have also been strongly selected for fecundity, with females laying up to 500 eggs per year, compared to 5–12 eggs for a wild goose. [3] [5] As most domestic geese display little sexual dimorphism, sexing is based primarily on physical characteristics and behaviour. Males are typically taller and larger than females, and have longer ...
Pages in category "Goose breeds originating in France" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. ... Toulouse goose This page was last ...
Toulouse Goose: heavy: West of England Goose: heavy: Turkeys. Breed Classification Notes Image Blue or Lavender Turkey: light: Bourbon Red Turkey: heavy:
Pages in category "Goose breeds" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. ... Toulouse goose; Twente goose; V. Vištinės; W. West of England Goose
Pomeranian geese with goslings The Pomeranian goose (German: Pommerngans , [ 1 ] French: L'oie de Poméranie [ 2 ] ), also known as the Rügener goose , [ 1 ] is a breed of domestic goose . Although only an officially recognized breed since 1912, [ 1 ] this fowl was developed by Northern German farmers of Pomerania as early as 1500. [ 3 ]
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 ...