Emder goose
| Emden goose | |
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| Existence: endangered | |
| origin | East Frisia , especially the city of Emden ; |
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| Colors | White |
| Ring size | 27 mm |
| Breeding instinct | available |
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The Emden goose , often called Emden goose , is Germany's oldest and largest breed of goose .
features
The overall impression of this heaviest German domestic goose is very harmonious, as all the transitions appear flowing due to the extremely long neck - the reason for the elegant name swan goose and also for its worldwide distribution. The success of this Low German goose breed can best be found out by its Anglo-American name, which was also imported into the "New World" ( Embden goose ).
As a result of decades of line breeding, however, the breeding instinct has decreased, which is now compensated for by incubators. Occasionally, however, female geese walk to the nesting clutch at the end of the laying period and are very caring during rearing.
history
The breeding of the Emden goose can be traced back to the 13th century. The origin of all domestic goose breeds is the gray goose that lives on the North Sea . One of the milestones that led to the formation of the goose, introduced in the Netherlands (West Friesland) and East Friesland ( Emden ) and Bremen held large tracts of goose . In the race name attribute is in Emden even though Emden , but is also the name Emden Goose in Breeding circles meanwhile widespread.
use
The Emden goose is a decidedly grazing goose. Even without fattening, with only grazing, their weight in the first year is between an impressive 8 and 10 kg. In the past, she was to be found on every farm in the described areas - this is how she did it. Today this livestock breed is threatened with extinction; her population in 1997: 435 pure-bred animals in 44 positions.
Their characteristics are genetically anchored in the many hybrid origins that are held around the world today.
literature
- Horst Schmidt: large and water fowl . 2nd Edition. Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-8001-7315-8 .
- Manfred Golze: Emden geese . History, development and breeding of our heaviest goose breed. In: poultry newspaper . No. 10 , 2013, p. 14-15 .
Web links
- Breed description goose: Emden geese. In: Central Documentation of Animal Genetic Resources in Germany (TGRDEU). Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food (BLE)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Emden goose . Entry in the poultry lexicon of the poultry newspaper . Hobby and small animal breeder Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Berlin.
- ↑ National report of Germany ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. as a contribution to the FAO report on the state of animal genetic resources in the world, p. 50 (PDF).
- ↑ Breed tables of large and water fowl. (PDF) In: www.bdrg.de. Bund Deutscher Rassegeflügelzüchter eV (BDRG), accessed on January 9, 2012 (2.7 MB).
- ↑ Emden Gänse ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 22 kB), entente-ee.com.
