Toulouse goose

Toulouse
The "à bavette" or "with dewlap" type
Conservation status
Other names
  • French: Oie de Toulouse à bavette
  • French: Oie de Toulouse sans bavette
Country of originFrance
Use
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    9–9.5 kg (20–21 lb)[6][7]
  • Female:
    7–8.5 kg (15–19 lb)[6][7]
Egg colorwhite[5]
Classification
APAheavy goose[8]
EEyes[9]
PCGBgeese: heavy[10]
  • Goose
  • Anser anser

The Toulouse is a French breed of large domestic goose, originally from the area of Toulouse in south-western France. Two types are recognised: a heavy industrial type with dewlaps, the French: Oie de Toulouse à bavette;[7] and a slightly lighter agricultural type without dewlaps, the French: Oie de Toulouse sans bavette.[6] Both types are large, with weights of up to 9 kg.[11] Birds bred in the United Kingdom and United States exclusively for showing may be still larger, and have a somewhat different conformation.[12]: 378 

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