1.Solid white feathers, blue eyes and an
orange-yellow beak and feet.
2.Orange-yellow knob in White Chinese goose.
3.A short tail turns upward in both kinds of
Chinese goose.
4.Female is less than male in size.
5.Cutting roughage with teeth on the edge of
beak.
6.Females brood on eggs.
7.Alert behavior when frightened or aroused.
8.Congregate and play in water.
9.Mate in water and fixed mates.
10.Usually raised in open-sided houses with
access to a large field.
11.To a pond for exercise and bating.
12.Most of geese followed a leader when they move
away.
| Growth |
White Chinese |
| Performance |
Goose |
| Body weight at |
|
| at birth |
0.112 Kg |
| 2 weeks old |
0.35 Kg |
| 4 weeks old |
1.01 Kg |
| 6 weeks old |
1.72 Kg |
| 8 weeks old |
2.68 Kg |
| 10 weeks old |
3.22 Kg |
| 12 weeks old |
3.54 Kg |
| 14 weeks old |
3.95 Kg |
| 16 weeks old |
4.23 Kg |
| Feed conversion at |
|
| 2 weeks old |
1.61 F/G |
| 4 weeks old |
2.19 F/G |
| 6 weeks old |
2.60 F/G |
| 8 weeks old |
3.00 F/G |
| 10 weeks old |
3.45 F/G |
| 12 weeks old |
4.26 F/G |
| 14 weeks old |
5.65 F/G |
| 16 weeks old |
6.86 F/G |
| Survival rate |
90.1％ |
| Reproductive |
White Chinese |
| Performance |
Goose |
| Age at first egg |
313±35 days |
| BW at first egg |
4.2±0.6 Kg |
| Egg weight of first egg |
154±22 g |
| Number of eggs yearly |
20.6 eggs |
| Fertility |
83.08％ |
| Hatchability |
48.22％ |
|
|
| Conformation |
|
| Measurements |
|
| Body length |
41.2±3.3 cm |
| Body height |
75.4±6.3 cm |
| Chest width |
22.8±1.2 cm |
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.
