Key Technical Points for Meat Goose Farming and Breed Selection Methods

Meat geese have been a relatively popular farming project in recent years, not only featuring a short farming cycle and low costs, but their market demand has also been increasing year by year. So what are the farming techniques for meat geese? Which breed is good to choose?

1. Which breed is better to choose for meat goose farming?

1. Key points for selecting meat goose breeds

For farming beginners, it may not be clear that meat geese are also divided into many breeds, and choosing a good breed is half the battle won.

When selecting meat goose breeds, choose breeds with a large body size, tolerance to coarse feed, fast growth and development, a short rearing cycle, and good weight gain results, requiring a body weight of more than 3.5kg at 80-90 days of age.

2. Recommended meat goose breeds

At present, the meat goose breeds commonly raised in China mainly include the Lion Head Goose, the Wanxi White Goose, and the Rhine Goose. Of course, considering regional factors, fattening the crossbred offspring of male geese of the above breeds and female geese of local breeds is also a very good choice.

2. What are the farming techniques for meat geese?

1. Building the goose house

It is recommended to choose a place with higher terrain, ample sunlight, convenient transportation, high-quality water sources, convenient water and electricity, and sufficient forage to build the goose house. Of course, be sure to follow local farm construction plans and requirements to avoid losses caused by demolition.

2. Preparing feed

When farming meat geese, the feed options available are still quite abundant. Various wild grasses, vegetables, forage grasses, and so on can all be used as feed for meat geese. However, it should be noted that ryegrass, bitter chicory, and forage grasses such as alfalfa contain relatively large amounts of saponins and are not suitable for feeding to meat geese alone; when used, they should be combined with gramineous forage grasses.

In addition, to achieve good rearing results, it is still necessary to feed a certain amount of concentrate together with the feed. When choosing concentrate, feed should be reasonably formulated according to the nutritional needs and production performance of meat geese at different growth stages, and agricultural and sideline products that are nutrient-rich and lower in price should also be selected as feed ingredients according to local feed resources. When formulating feed, attention should be paid to maintaining a diverse variety of feed types, and it is best to ensure that there are more than 3 kinds of energy and protein feeds, so as to achieve the goal of nutritional complementarity.

3. Regularly disinfect and clean the farm

In order to prevent diseases, the goose house needs to be comprehensively cleaned and disinfected regularly, as well as inspected and repaired. Environmental control work should be done well, daily environmental sanitation cleaning should be strengthened, and bedding straw and bedding materials should be changed frequently. Goose farms with the conditions should have a supporting manure and sewage treatment system and consistently carry out harmless treatment.

4. Regularly deworm the meat geese

The goose flock should be comprehensively dewormed regularly, and drugs with a broad spectrum, high efficiency, and low price should be selected for deworming.

5. Pay attention to the temperature and humidity of the goose house

Geese have relatively poor body temperature regulation ability and are not strongly resistant to cold. In winter, good warmth preservation work should be done, while in summer, good heatstroke prevention and cooling work should be done. In addition, relative humidity should also be well controlled. If the humidity is too high, it can easily cause diarrhea in geese and can also easily cause large-scale reproduction of pathogenic microorganisms in the house, making the geese sick. Therefore, be sure to pay attention to ventilation and air exchange in the goose house.

Warm reminder: Meat geese have a period of rapid growth and a period of slow growth. Generally, after 75-90 days of rearing, when the body weight reaches more than 3.5kg, they should be marketed and sold at the appropriate time; otherwise, the meat geese will grow more and more slowly and eat more and more, reducing farming benefits.