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A few specialized breeds have been created for the main purpose of weed control (e.g. the Cotton Patch Goose), or as guard animals and (in former times) for goose fights (e.g., the Steinbach Fighting Goose and Tula Fighting Goose). Goose breeds are usually grouped into three weight classes: Heavy, Medium and Light.
Although their heavy weight affects their ability to fly, most breeds of domestic geese are capable of flight. 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]
Savannah. This large-and-in-charge breed distinguished by big ears and a spotted coat is actually "a hybrid cat created by breeding a captive wild cat (the Serval) with a domestic cat," says Dr ...
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. [15] It may be reared for its meat, for goose fat, or for foie gras. [4]: 472 Exhibition strains are slow-growing. [13]
Geese lay some 30-40 eggs per year, with an average weight of 160–170 g; about 60% may be expected to hatch. Goslings weigh up to 4 kg at 60 days; birds reach maturity at 9–10 months. The carcase yield is about 70%, of which some 13–14% is fat. [6]: 504
The Emden is the heaviest goose breed of Germany: ganders may weigh up to 12 kg, and reach a height of a metre. [11] ... with an average weight of about 170 g. [11] [2]
On average, a domestic indoor cat lives for around 14 years, according to Whitney Miller DVM, Chief Veterinarian at Petco. “However, there are some breeds that can live much longer as they are ...
The African Goose is a large, heavy bird, among the heaviest of all goose breeds. [9]: 364 [11]: 353 [13] According to the British standard, weights are approximately 8–11 kg for geese and 10–13 kg for ganders; the Bund Deutscher Rassegeflügelzüchter [] gives weights of 7 kg and 8 kg respectively.