Scania Goose
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The Scania Goose is a breed of domestic geese originating in Scania
Scania
Scania is the southernmost of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden, constituting a peninsula on the southern tip of the Scandinavian peninsula, and some adjacent islands. The modern administrative subdivision Skåne County is almost, but not totally, congruent with the...

 in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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Origin

Scania goose is a landrace
Landrace
A landrace is a local variety of a domesticated animal or plant species which has developed largely by natural processes, by adaptation to the natural and cultural environment in which it lives. It differs from a formal breed which has been bred deliberately to conform to a particular standard...

 around Vomb and Hunneberga city in Scania
Scania
Scania is the southernmost of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden, constituting a peninsula on the southern tip of the Scandinavian peninsula, and some adjacent islands. The modern administrative subdivision Skåne County is almost, but not totally, congruent with the...

. It was standardised in 1920s. There are 172 registered animal in Sweden.

Description

Scania goose is a large breed similar to Pomeranian Goose
Pomeranian Goose
The Pomeranian Goose , also known as the Rügener Goose, is a breed of domestic goose.Although only an officially recognized breed since 1912, this fowl was developed by Northern German farmers of Pomerania as early as 1500...

. The plumage is pied white and brown-grey. Gander's weight is 7–11 kg, female weights 6.5–8 kg. They lay around 20–30(–40) eggs. Egg weighs 200 g.
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