The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of different supplemental levels of vitamin A in the diet on the egg quality and antioxidant performance of breeding eggs of Yangzhou goose. A total of 90 healthy geese at 180 days of age and with similar body weight were randomly divided into 5 groups (groups Ⅰ, Ⅱ, Ⅲ, Ⅳ and Ⅴ). There were 15 female geese and 3 male geese in each group. The group Ⅰ was a control group, and fed a basal diet, and groups Ⅱ to Ⅴ were assigned as the experimental groups, and 4 000, 8 000, 12 000, 16 000 IU/kg of vitamin A were added to the basal diet, respectively. The experiment lasted for 28 weeks. The results showed as follows: 1) the Haugh unit in the experimental groups was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.01). The eggshell thickness in the 12 000 IU/kg addition group was significantly greater than that in the control group (P<0.01), and significantly greater than that in 8 000 and 16 000 IU/kg addition groups (P<0.05), 4 000 IU/kg addition group was significantly higher than the control group (P<0.05). The color of egg yolk in the 4 000 and 12 000 IU/kg addition groups was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.01), and the 8 000 IU/kg addition group was significantly higher than the control group (P<0.05). The egg weight in the experimental groups was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.05), and the 12 000 and 16 000 IU/kg addition groups were significantly increased (P<0.01). The proportion of egg yolk in the 4 000 and 8 000 IU/kg addition groups was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.05), the 8 000 IU/kg addition group was significantly increased (P<0.01), and there was an increasing trend in the 12 000 and 16 000 IU/kg addition groups compared with the control group (P=0.058, P=0.066). 2) The yolk superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in the 4 000, 8 000 and 12 000 IU/kg addition groups was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.01), and the 8 000 IU/kg addition group was significantly higher than the 16 000 IU/kg addition group (P<0.05), the difference between the 12 000 and 16 000 IU/kg addition groups was extremely significant (P<0.01). The yolk malonaldehyde (MDA) content in the 4 000 and 8 000 IU/kg addition groups was significantly lower than that in the control group (P<0.05), and the 12 000 IU/kg addition group showed a decreasing trend compared with the control group (P=0.084). The yolk total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC) in the 12 000 IU/kg group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.05), and the 4 000 and 8 000 IU/kg addition groups had an increasing trend compared with the control group (P=0.087, P=0.051). The yolk glutathione (GSH) content in the 8 000 and 12 000 IU/kg addition groups was significantly higher than that in the control group, 4 000 and 16 000 IU/kg addition groups (P<0.01). In summary, the addition of 8 000 to 12 000 IU/kg of vitamin A to the geese diet can improve the egg quality of the eggs, improve the antioxidant capacity of the egg yolk, reduce the lipid peroxidation products, and improve the antioxidant performance of the eggs.