Tambov gray goose: description and characteristics of the breed, breeding rules

The breed of Tambov gray geese is included in the group of meat breeds. Due to the high productivity, the breed is popular not only in Russia and neighboring countries, but also in foreign countries. Consider the description and characteristics of the Tambov geese, the pros and cons of the breed, how to keep, care for birds, how to feed them. It will not be superfluous to learn how to breed and breed geese at home.

History of Appearance

Breeding work on the development of the Tambov breed was carried out in the 30s. 20th century in Ukraine. A new variety was derived from the Roman and Toulouse breed. During the Great Patriotic War, geese were taken to the Tambov region, where the creation of the breed was completed.Thus, in the Tambov breed, 2 intrabreed types are distinguished - Ukrainian and Tambov geese. Both types have gray feathers.

For the breeding stock, birds were selected that were able to quickly gain weight, were distinguished by viability and fertility, and could be fed with feed with low nutritional value. Grey geese are now used to breed new breeds that are distinguished by productivity and adaptability to the conditions of different climatic zones.

Description and characteristics of the Tambov geese

Tambov geese are large, with a strong physique, they have a long body, muscled chest, medium length neck, large head. Thick beak, red-orange color, the same color of the metatarsus. A pronounced fold is visible on the belly of the birds. The feather is gray, darker on the back than on the head, top of the neck and chest. The belly is covered with white feathers. The weight of ganders of the Tambov breed is 7-9.5 kg, geese - 6-6.5 kg. Females lay 3-4 dozen eggs, each weighing 160-180 g.Hatchability of goslings - 75%. Tambov geese are used by breeders as improvers, they produce good quality hybrid offspring.

Pros and cons

Pros and consthe growth rate of goslings, at 2.5 months they accumulate 4.5 kg of weight;can be fattened specifically for fatty liver;can be grown without a reservoir;can be kept on pasture;geese themselves plant and raise goslings.

Ganders and geese of the Tambov breed have no shortcomings.

Maintenance and care of birds

Geese of the Tambov selection are grown in a poultry house, in which they should be spacious. For each bird, you need to allocate an area of \u200b\u200bat least 0.5 m. It is necessary to keep the room dry, warm and bright.It should be light even on winter days. This is necessary for the geese to lay eggs.

There should be no cracks in the walls and ceiling so that drafts do not form, from which the geese can catch a cold. But the cold is not so terrible for them, they can endure a cold snap, living in a poultry house. But there should be a layer of bedding on the floor. Straw, hay dust, dry peat, sawdust or shavings can be used as bedding material. The bedding should be fresh, clean and dry, bacteria and viruses breed in damp conditions.

Ventilation of the room must also be provided. Bird droppings, decomposing, release ammonia, which geese breathe. The ventilation system must remove vapors from the house. Therefore, it must run smoothly. If there is no system, then you need to ventilate the goose house manually - open the door and windows.

Tambov geese love walks and active movement.Thanks to physical activity and fresh air, they become stronger, he althier, and grow faster. Therefore, geese need to be driven out for a walk in the paddock every day. Birds should spend 8-10 hours there. In the summer, you can keep them in a corral all day and only drive them back to the barn in the evening.

Feeding rules

For the winter, it is better to prepare food for geese for future use. So they will cost less and will always be at hand. Both in winter and in summer, burghers cook for birds from grain, grated root crops and vegetables. Bone meal, fish waste, premixes, chalk and s alt are added to them. The consistency of the mash should be moist. Fresh green grass is added to them. This feed ingredient is required as geese are herbivores.

If there is a reservoir near the yard, you can drive the geese there. Aquatic vegetation and living creatures will be good food on which birds will be able to gain weight.

Geese can graze grass in pasture, so many poultry farmers do not mow the grass, but simply graze the livestock in the nearest meadow.In the evening, they are fed with mash 1 time. Before laying eggs, geese are fed with vitamin preparations and premixes. Mixtures prepare the body for a period when a lot of energy and nutrients will be expended.

Goslings are fed first with a mixture of boiled eggs, cottage cheese, small grains, chopped greens. When 1.5 weeks old, grated root crops and vegetables begin to be fed. By 1.5 months they are transferred to an adult diet. Grow fattening birds up to 5 months.

There is a scheme for feeding Tambov geese on poultry feed. The compound feed is easy to use, the composition is selected and verified so that the mixture can fully satisfy the goose's need for nutrients. When feeding with combined feeds, water should be constantly poured into the drinkers of geese.

Breeding and rearing

Tambov geese can incubate their own eggs, up to 15 eggs are laid under them. After hatching, not only mothers take care of the brood, but also fathers. Goose families should be made up of purebred representatives of the breed, for 1 male there should be, on average, 6-7 females. When crossed with other breeds, goslings are obtained from Tambov that have the characteristics of both parents, they are often tenacious and precocious than their thoroughbred relatives.

Frequent diseases

Tambov geese are he althy, strong, resistant to cold. They rarely get sick if they live in a clean, bright, warm and ventilated room.

But if the rules of keeping and care are not followed, then birds often get sick with infectious diseases. Without prevention and treatment, they can kill the entire livestock.

To prevent the emergence and spread of infection in the flock, you must not forget to clean and change the bedding, wash and disinfect equipment.If signs of disturbances and disorders are observed, a veterinarian should be consulted. The doctor will be able to choose the appropriate treatment, determine how long it should last.

Digestive disorders and metabolic pathologies occur as a result of improper feeding. To eliminate the cause, you need to revise the diet, adjust it in favor of light, but complete food.

Tambov gray geese are bred in Ukraine and Russia, but are popular in many regions with different climates. Birds are valued by professionals and amateur poultry farmers for their rapid growth, vitality, and egg production. The breed can be raised for meat for oneself or for sale in industrial or private mini-farms, as well as receive eggs for one's own consumption.

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