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Brown (Gray)
Chinese Goose
Location of Conservation: Changhwa Breeding Animal
Propagation Station
Taiwan Livestock Research Institute
7 Tanung Road
Peitou, Changhwa, Taiwan
Republic of China
Tel: 886-4-8884106
Fax: 886-4-8886183
Contributor: Mr. Kuo-Chin Wu
Visible characteristics
   
- Both sexes have a knob on the top of the head
above the beak.
- The knob is broownish black in the brown
Chinese goose.
- The feathers are gray, except for the feathers
on the ventral part of the body which are pale gray or white.
- Black beak, brown eyes and dark orange feet.
   
- Cutting roughage with teeth on the edge of
beak.
- Females brood on eggs.
- Alert behavior when frightened or aroused.
- Congregate and play in water.
    
- Mate in water and fixed mates.
- Usually raised in open-sided houses with
access to a large field.
- To a pond for exercise and bating.
- Most of geese followed a leader when they move
away.
| Growth |
|
Brown Chinese |
| Performance |
|
Goose |
| Body weight at |
|
|
| at birth |
|
0.109 Kg |
| 2 weeks old |
|
0.34 Kg |
| 4 weeks old |
|
0.94 Kg |
| 6 weeks old |
|
1.71 Kg |
| 8 weeks old |
|
2.61 Kg |
| 10 weeks old |
|
3.15 Kg |
| 12 weeks old |
|
3.54 Kg |
| 14 weeks old |
|
3.85 Kg |
| 16 weeks old |
|
3.86 Kg |
| Feed conversion at |
|
|
| 2 weeks old |
|
1.62 F/G |
| 4 weeks old |
|
2.30 F/G |
| 6 weeks old |
|
2.51 F/G |
| 8 weeks old |
|
3.22 F/G |
| 10 weeks old |
|
3.73 F/G |
| 12 weeks old |
|
4.29 F/G |
| 14 weeks old |
|
4.89 F/G |
| 16 weeks old |
|
5.99 F/G |
| Survival rate |
|
88.2％ |
| Reproductive |
|
Brown Chinese |
| Performance |
|
Goose |
| Age at first egg |
|
306±35 days |
| BW at first egg |
|
4.9±0.6 Kg |
| Egg weight of first egg |
|
141±20 g |
| Number of eggs yearly |
|
28.2 eggs |
| Fertility |
|
87.38％ |
| Hatchability |
|
44.63％ |
| Conformation |
|
Brown Chinese |
| Measurements |
|
Goose |
| Body length |
|
42.2±2.8 cm |
| Body height |
|
76.3±6.8 cm |
| Chest width |
|
22.5±1.2 cm |
One male mates with 4∼6 females. The laying period begins in September, peaks in
December, and endsin April or May of the following year.
Meat Quality
The Chinese goose grows more slowly than exotic
Embdem, Tufted Roman or Toulouse. Itsrearing period is about 16 weeks, which is at least
two weeks longer than that of other breeds. However,consumers in Taiwan prefer Chinese
geese and are willing to pay up to 80％ more for meat, because of the good quality of their meat in
relative to the taste flavor.
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