Euskal Antzara

The Euskal Antzara is a traditional Spanish breed of domestic goose. It originates in the historical Basque Country.[5][6][7] It is the only recognised goose breed of that area,[3]:610 and one of two Spanish breeds of goose, the other being the Oca Empurdanesa. It is distributed mainly in the comarca of Enkarterri in the province of Bizkaia, particularly in the areas of Abanto, Balmaseda, Güeñes, Karrantza and Zalla.[3]:610

Euskal Antzara
Conservation status
Other namesOca Vasca
Country of originSpain
DistributionLas Encartaciones/Enkarterri
StandardBOPV (Basque/Spanish)
Use
  • meat
  • eggs
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    7–9 kg[3]:611
  • Female:
    6–8 kg[3]:611
Egg colourwhite[4]
Classification
  • Goose
  • Anser anser domesticus

History

The Euskal Antzara is the traditional goose breed of the Basque Country; there is little documentation of its history. It was kept in limited numbers to supply meat and eggs.[3]:610

It was included in the official list of Basque breeds of the País Vasco in 2001,[3]:610[8] and in 2006 it was added to the Catálogo Oficial de Razas de Ganado de España, the national register of livestock breeds of the Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación.[3]:610[9] It is classified as a Raza Autóctona en Peligro de Extinción, an indigenous breed in danger of extinction.[6]

In 2007 it was added to the Ark of Taste of the Slow Food Foundation.[3]:611[10]

Use

The Euskal Antzara is reared principally for its eggs,[11] and also for meat. The eggs are white, and weigh at least 160 g.[4][10][12]

References
  1. Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020.
  2. Breed data sheet: Euskal Antzara / Spain (Goose (domestic)). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed January 2021.
  3. Miguel Fernández Rodríguez, Mariano Gómez Fernández, Juan Vicente Delgado Bermejo, Silvia Adán Belmonte, Miguel Jiménez Cabras (eds.) (2009). Guía de campo de las razas autóctonas españolas (in Spanish). Madrid: Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino. ISBN 9788449109461.
  4. Raza aviar Euskal Antzara: Datos Morfológicos (in Spanish). Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación. Accessed January 2021.
  5. Euskal Antzara (in Spanish). Berriz, Bizkaia: Euskal Abereak. Archived 26 November 2020.
  6. Raza aviar Euskal Antzara: Datos Generales (in Spanish). Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación. Accessed January 2021.
  7. Euskal Antzara: Avicultura (in Spanish). Federación Española de Asociaciones de Ganado Selecto. Accessed January 2021.
  8. Juan José Ibarretxe Markuartu (26 December 2001). N°-429: Decreto 373/2001, de 26 de diciembre, sobre razas animales autóctonas vascas y entidades dedicadas a su fomento (in Basque and Spanish). Euskal Herriko Agintaritzaren Aldizkaria/Boletín Oficial del País Vasco 14: 1080–1087.
  9. Espinosa Mangana (3 March 2006). Orden APA/661/2006, de 3 de marzo, por la que se sustituye el Anexo del Real Decreto 1682/1997, de 7 de noviembre, por el que se actualiza el Catálogo Oficial de Razas de Ganado de España (in Spanish). Boletín Oficial del Estado 59 (10 March 2006): 9656–9657. Reference: BOE-A-2006-4302. European Legislation Identifier: permalink.
  10. Oca Basca: Euskal Antzara: Arca del Gusto (in Italian). Bra, Cuneo: Fondazione Slow Food per la Biodiversità Onlus/Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity. Archived 26 January 2021.
  11. Raza aviar Euskal Antzara: Usos y sistema de explotación (in Spanish). Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación. Accessed January 2021.
  12. Raza aviar Euskal Antzara: Datos Productivos (in Spanish). Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación. Accessed January 2021.
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