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Goose14 Dec 2007
A busy time for the goose farmer

Goose is once again becoming fashionable as the centrepiece of Christmas dinner. However, it has been a trying year to produce Geese. The summer flooding put the grass which geese need to eat under water and avian flu returned, increasing the tension for goose farmers. Reporter Sarah Swadling has been to meet June Nicks who hatches and fattens geese near Exeter, to find out what sets them apart from other poultry.
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