Right River Goose

Right River Goose

　　Right River Goose

　　Breed Description

　　Origin and Distribution: A small-sized meat-type goose breed. Mainly produced along both banks of the Right River in the Baise region of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Currently, the Right River Breeding Goose Farm is established in Tiandong County of the region.

　　Appearance Characteristics: Broad back and chest; adult male and female geese have relatively small and flat head crests, no dewlap, drooping abdomen, and feathers come in white and gray. White geese have orange-red beaks, flesh-colored bean knobs, light blue irises, entirely white feathers, flesh-colored skin, orange-red shanks and webs, and flesh-colored toes. Gray geese have black beaks and yellowish-brown irises. Their body shape is the same as that of white geese, with the only difference being feather color. There is a small ring of white feathers at the junction of the head skin and crest, the feathers on the back of the head and neck are brown, and those on the sides and underside of the neck down to the chest and abdomen are white. The back feathers are gray with amber edges. The first two primary wing feathers are white, the next eight are dark gray with white edges. Tail feathers are light gray with white edges. Shanks and webs are orange-yellow. Feathering on the shanks is gray.

　　Breed Performance:

　　① Growth Rate and Meat Production Performance Average Weight: 2,500 g at 90 days; 3,300 g at 120 days; 4,000 g for males and 3,600 g for females at 180 days; 4,500 g for males and 4,000 g for females at 240 days. Adult males have an average semi-eviscerated slaughter rate of 84.48%, females 81.13%; adult males have an average fully eviscerated slaughter rate of 74.71%, females 72.76%.

　　② Egg Laying Performance and Reproductive Performance Female geese start laying eggs at an average age of 315 days. They lay three clutches per year, with 8–15 eggs per clutch, up to 20 in high-yielding cases. Average annual egg production is 40 eggs, with an average egg weight of 160 g. Eggshells are mostly white, with a minority being bluish-green. The male-to-female breeding ratio is 1:(5–6). Average fertility rate of breeding eggs is 90%, and average hatching rate of fertilized eggs is 95%. Female geese exhibit broodiness, going broody once after each clutch. The useful life of breeding geese is generally over 3 years.