Abstract: The slaughter capability and meat quality of Taihu goose at age of 70 days were measured. The results were as follows:①there was a significant difference between the percentage of eviscerated yield of female goose(70.31%) and male goose(69.01%)(P＜0.05); there was a significant difference between the percentage of semi- eviscerated yield of female goose(79.17%) and male goose(77.46%) (P＜0.05); the difference of breast muscle ratio between female and male goose was significant(P＜0.05).②whether the goose is female or male, the flesh color and pH of leg muscle was much higher than breast muscle; The Shear force was 2.45～3.91　kg, and the breast muscle was higher than leg muscle(P＜0.01); the water holding capacities was 71.30%～73.05%. ③The percentage of moisture content and the crude protein were 75.88%～76.70% and 20.33%～20.91%, respectively, there was no significant difference between male and female or breast and leg muscle. The percentage of crude fat was 1.18%～1.45%, there was a significant difference between the breast muscle of female goose(1.45%) and male goose(1.18%)(P＜0.05). 

Key words: Taihu goose; capability of meat production; meat quality