Effect of Pigeon Keeping on Health and Family Life

Can domestic pigeon be a potential carrier of zoonoticSalmonella?

“…are based on investigations of feral pigeons (Dovc et al., 2004 ; Gargiulo et al., 2014 ; Haesebrouck et al., 2016 ; de Oliveira et al., 2018 ; de Sousa et al., 2010 ; Torres‐Mejía et al., 2018 ) and only a few derive from studies conducted with ornamental and racing pigeons (Stenzel et al., 2014 ; Teske et al., 2013 ). Pigeon breeding is still a popular and time‐consuming hobby (which leads to the long exposure of humans to pigeon pathogens), and given that these birds could be carriers of Salmonella , the human health hazard is real (Israili & Iqbal, 2017 ).…”

Kırıkkale ilinde yetiştirilen taklacı güvercinlerde morfolojik özelliklerin belirlenmesi

“…For some breeders, the priority is to care for and see the performance of their birds, and they conduct their bird breeding as financial support. For some other breeders, it is just for hobby purposes and they see their birds as psychological support (Israili and Iqbal, 2017). In addition, small markets for breeder sales are established on certain days of the week, specific to the region, where the experiences of the breeders are shared.…”