Domestic goose
| Domestic goose | |
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| The two species of domestic goose: one derived from the greylag goose (Anser anser) and the other from the swan goose (Anser cygnoides) | |
Domesticated
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Tribe: | Anserini |
| Genus: | Anser |
| Species | |
A domestic goose is a goose that humans have domesticated and kept for their meat, eggs, or down feathers, or as companion animals. Domestic geese have been derived through selective breeding from the wild greylag goose (Anser anser domesticus) and swan goose (Anser cygnoides domesticus).