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German geese get in shape beside the River Elbe

Tuesday 11 October 1994 23:02 BST
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Klaus-Harmut Riechert, a farmer from Hamburg, taking 200 Martinmas geese to the river bank on their daily stroll. The exercise is intended to keep the birds from becoming too fat before they grace German dining tables on St Martin's Day next month

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