Xupu Goose

The Xupu goose is an indigenous Chinese domestic goose associated with Xupu County in Hunan Province. It is usually described as a medium farm goose kept for meat and egg production in mixed rural systems, rather than as an ornamental breed selected for one exact show pattern. English references are limited, but the breed is treated as a named local genetic resource in China, with value tied to its adaptation to the humid subtropical farming landscape of central-south China.

Xupu geese use grazing efficiently and can fit well into rice-region holdings where birds forage during the day and return to a pen or house at night. Breeding programs should emphasize hatchability, growth, body condition, and consistent parent stock rather than color alone. Anyone sourcing Xupu geese outside China should ask for documentation of origin, since regional names are easily lost when goslings are sold simply as Chinese geese.