Austria's goose from home: from the pasture to the plate

There are around 20,000 geese per year in Upper Austria, which also means the number one in goose keeping in a comparison of the federal states. Since 1992 these numbers have steadily increased. Quality through slow growth with good feeding The goose stands out as the only poultry species that can digest grass well with a particularly strong stomach. Animal-friendly pasture husbandry, as practiced in Austria, is particularly beneficial for the animal and ultimately also for the consumer: Due to this type of husbandry and the associated slow growth, the geese are only slaughtered at around 18 to 24 months. "Pasture farming in combination with cereal slurry feeding results in particularly tender meat and less frying loss compared to imported geese from intensive fattening," emphasizes Karl Grabmayr, Vice President of the Upper Austrian Chamber of Agriculture. This year, grass and field forage did not have to be used sparingly this year as was the case with the drought in previous ...