{"id":559,"date":"2018-08-29t18:47:35","date_gmt":"2018-08-29t18:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poultry.mystagingwebsite.com\/?page_id=559"},"modified":"2021-03-06t16:21:14","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06t21:21:14","slug":"external-anatomy-of-geese","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/\/www.bkpromos.com\/beplayapp网页 \/poultry-anatomy\/external-anatomy-of-geese\/","title":{"rendered":"external anatomy of geese"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

written by<\/span><\/i><\/b>: dr. jacquie jacob, university of kentucky<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

geese have many of the same basic external parts as <\/span>ducks<\/a> and other fowl, such as <\/span>chickens<\/a>. figure 1 illustrates the external parts of a goose’s body. some breeds of geese have features that others do not. for example, as shown in figure 2, some breeds have a horny <\/span>knob <\/strong>at the base of the <\/span>bill<\/strong> and\/or a <\/span>dewlap<\/strong>, which is a loose growth of skin extending from the base of the lower bill to the upper throat.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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figure 1. parts of a male toulouse goose. source: john anderson, the ohio state university<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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figure 2. parts of the head of a male african goose. source: john anderson, the ohio state university.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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written by: dr. jacquie jacob, university of kentucky geese have many of the same basic external parts as ducks and other fowl, such as chickens. figure 1 illustrates the external parts of a goose’s body. some breeds of geese have features that others do not. for example, as shown in figure 2, some breeds have a … <\/p>\n