Toulouse – Dewlap
Animal identity
One living story. Knowledge kept together.
Toulouse goose with a visible dewlap, photographed in 2007. · Epop · Public domain
Recognize what makes this population itself.
A very substantial body and a pronounced dewlap distinguish this type. The Conservancy's profile describes it as more challenging to raise than some other farm geese. Mature weights, younger market weights, and measurements from different Toulouse types should not be mixed into one unexplained figure.
Appearance introduces the animal; a registry standard explains a documented breeding population. A photograph, color or familiar informal name alone cannot establish every individual’s membership.
- Recorded roles
- Meat, Foie Gras, Exhibition
- Egg Color
- White
- Egg Size
- Extra Large
- Temperament
- Docile
- Adult Weight
- Male: 26 lbs.; female: 26 lbs. (2026 chart)
- Rate of Lay (2026 chart)
- 20–35; a few 60; period not stated
- Brooding & Mothering (2026 chart)
- Poor to fair
- Breed Weight
- Males - 20-26 lbs. / Females - 16-20 lbs.
Reference values from the breed’s conservation profile; corrected field sourced to the linked breed authority. Weight describes a reference animal, not a universal feeding or fitness target. Temperament varies with breeding, individual experience and handling.
Reading identity and evidence carefully
Substantial conformation can be discussed without praising ever-greater size as the sole conservation goal. Function, reproduction, and soundness also matter. Mature weight must be distinguished from younger market measurements, and care information should identify whether it concerns this heavier type or geese in general.
Sources for general species learning
Sources behind the breed’s story.
The original history, identity and conservation teaching above draws on these cited accounts. Official links open the full material for further study.
Keep learning from official information.
These research portals help locate further material. A search link is a route for exploration; it is separate from the sources used for the article above. Domestic breed information, wild-species assessment, historical books and new research need their own context.
- FAO DAD-IS · Domestic breed information
- IUCN Red List · Species assessments
- Biodiversity Heritage Library · Historical literature search
- USDA National Agricultural Library · Research search
- Google Scholar · Scholarly literature search
- Open Library · Book catalogue search
- HathiTrust · Digitized catalogue search