Geese

Romanov, Michael N (2011) Geese. In: Ullrey, D E and Baer, C K and Pond, W G, eds. Encyclopedia of Animal Science. Taylor & Francis Inc.; CRC Press Inc., London, UK; Boca Raton, FL, USA, pp. 487-489. ISBN 978-1-4398-0932-7. (doi:https://doi.org/10.1081/E-EAS2-120019645) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided)

Abstract

Introduction. Geese are one of the most ancient poultry species, domesticated about 3000–2500 B.C. There are currently several different goose production techniques, some of them known from time immemorial: 1) force-feeding for fat liver (Egypt, 2686–2181 B.C.); 2) selection for extremely large body size, exceeding that of modern Toulouse geese (Egypt, 600 B.C. – 200 A.D.); and 3) feather plucking, introduced by ancient Egyptians and Romans. Commercial goose breeding today is dispersed as almost cosmopolitan. The majority of world goose flocks are concentrated in Asia, predominantly in China. In Europe, especially eastern Europe, we observe plentiful goose breed diversity (Fig. 1). The main goose products are raw and processed foodstuffs (meat, fat liver, and goose fat) and down and feathers for stuffing... Conclusion. Further progress in goose production will depend on new tendencies in world market development and diversification, and will rely on advances in selection and management utilizing goose biological and economic features. Integration of genetic, nutritional, reproductive and management approaches — all of which are necessary for more complete utilization of goose genetic potential and adjustment to specific production systems — will aid sustainable production of a variety of healthy and high-quality goose products.

Item Type:	Book section
Uncontrolled keywords:	geese, production, breeding, genetics, nutrition, feeding, management systems
Subjects:	Q Science > QH Natural history > QH426 Genetics
Divisions:	Faculties > Sciences > School of Biosciences > Biomedical Research Group
Depositing User:	M. Romanov
Date Deposited:	06 Jan 2015 16:31 UTC
Last Modified:	14 Jan 2015 10:52 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/46532 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)
Romanov, Michael N:	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3584-4644