This list contains breeds of domestic geese as well as species with semi-domestic populations. Geese are bred mainly for their meat, which is particularly popular in Germanic languages countries around Christmas. Of lesser commercial importance is goose breeding for eggs, schmaltz, or for the fattened liver (foie gras). A few specialized breeds have been created for the main purpose of weed control (e.g. the Cotton Patch Goose), or as guard animals and (in former times) for goose fights (e.g., the Steinbach Fighting Goose and Tula Fighting Goose).
Goose breeds are usually grouped into three weight classes: Heavy, Medium and Light. Most domestic geese are descended from the greylag goose (Anser anser). The Chinese and African Geese are the domestic breeds of the swan goose (A. cygnoides); they can be recognized by their prominent bill knob.
Some breeds, like the Obroshin Goose and Steinbach Fighting Goose, originated in hybrids between these species (the hybrid males are usually fertile – see Haldane's Rule). In addition, teo goose species are kept as domestic animals in some locations, but are not completely domesticated yet and no distinct breeds have been developed.
Adler Goose (Адлерская)African GooseAlsatian Goose (Oie d'Alsace)American Buff GooseAmorstream GooseAnhui GooseAonghus GooseArzamas Goose (Арзамасская)Austrian Landrace (Österreichische landgans)Balien Eu GooseBavarian Landrace (Bayerische Landgans)Benkov Goose (Бяла Бенковска гъска)Bilgorey GooseBogdanovski Goose (= Javakhetian Goose)Bourbon Goose (Oie du Bourbonnais, Blanche de Bourbonnais)Brecon Buff GooseBuff Back GooseCelle Goose (Celler Gans)Changle GooseChinese GooseCo GooseCotton Patch GooseCurly breasted Sebastopol GooseCzech Goose (Česká husa)Czech crested Goose (Česká chocholatá hus)Danish Landrace (Danske gæs: grå, gråbroget)Daoxian GooseDiepholz Goose (Diepholzer Gans)Drava Goose (Dravska guska)Emden Goose (Emdener Gans)Emporda Goose (Emporda-Gans)English Saddleback Goose (→Buff Back Goose)Euskal Antzara GooseFaroese Goose (Færøske gæs)Fighting Goose (= Steinbacher Goose)Flemish Goose (Oie flamande)Franconian Goose (Fränkische Landgans)Garbonosa GooseGerman Laying Goose (Deutsche Legegans)Gorki Goose (Горьковская or Линдовская)Gorkowska GooseGreyback GooseHan Tah Pra GooseHungarian GooseHuoyan GooseHwo GooseItalian Goose(→Tufted Roman Goose)Javakhetian GooseKaluga GooseKangan GooseKartuzy Landrace (Kartuska)Kholmogory Goose (Холмогорская)Kielce Landrace (Kielecka)Koean GooseKrasnozerskoye Goose (Краснозёрская, Krasnozy, Skoye)Kuban Goose (Кубанская)Landes Goose (Oie des Landes)Large Grey GooseLeine Goose (Leinegans)Lingzian GooseLikewu GooseLionhead GooseLippe Goose (Lippegans)Local Geese of Karal and MassakoryLocal Goose of MandeliaLubelska GooseMongolian Local GeeseNormandy Goose (Oie normande; including Crested Normandy Goose)Norwegian White Goose (Norsk hvit gås)Nungan Mieu GooseObroshino Goose (Оброшинская)Öland Goose (Ölandsgås)Padans Goose (Oca Padovana)Pereyaslav Goose (Переяславская)Philippine domestic GoosePilgrim GoosePodkarpacka GoosePoitou Goose (Oie du Poitou, Blanche de Poitou)Pomeranian Goose (including Pomeranian Saddleback)Pskov Bald Goose (Псковская)Qingyang GooseRhenish GooseRhineland Laying Goose (Rheinische Legegans, extinct breed)Romanic Goose (Romaanse gans)Roman Tufted Goose (Oca Italiano)Romny GooseRussian GooseRypinska GooseRung GooseScania Goose (Skånegås)Sebastopol Goose (Lockengans)Shadrin Goose (→Ural Goose)Shetland GooseShitou GooseSichuan White GooseSkanegasSlovak White Goose (Slovenská hus)Smålen Goose (Smålensgås)Solnechnogorsk GooseSteinbacher Goose (Steinbacher Kampfgans)Subcarpathian Goose (Podkarpacka)Suwalska Goose (Suwałska)Suchovy Goose (Suchovská hus)Synthetic Ukrainian GooseTaihu GooseTame GooseToulouse Goose (including Light Toulouse)Touraine Goose (Oie de Touraine)Tufted Roman Goose (Oca Italiano)Tula Goose (Tульская бойцовая)Turkish GooseTwente Landrace (Twentse landgans)Ural Goose or Shadrin Goose (Уральская or Шадринская)Venetian Goose (Oca Pezzata Veneta)Vishtines Goose (Vištinės žąsys)Vladimir Clay Goose (Владимирская глинистая)Wanxi White GooseWest of England Goose (including Crested Goose)White Hungarian GooseWhite Italian Goose (→Tufted Roman Goose)White Norman GooseWugang GooseWulong GooseWuzhong GooseXupu GooseYanguiang GooseYan GooseYili GooseYong Kang Grey GosseZatory Landrace (Zatorska)Zhedong GooseZhejiang White GooseZie GooseThe plumage of male and female goose is usually the same. However, there are few auto-sexing goose, which are sexually dimorphic and the gender can be recognized on the first look by plumage. In general, ganders are white and females are either entirely gray, or pied gray and white.
Cotton Patch GooseNormandy GoosePilgrim GooseShetland GooseWest of England GooseCanada gooseEgyptian goose