Limitations in Pigeon Keeping: A Review

Abstract

Pigeons are showing remarkable progress with more profit. This sector has many potential markets in the country. After visiting some pigeon houses, many limitations have been come out. Many rearers collect pigeons based on only physical appearance, and in the long run, they cannot get pure offspring. King pigeon is considered a table breed in the world but in Bangladesh rearers keep them as a common fancy item. Pigeons do not get their nutritious food from the owners. Result suggests that many rare pigeons are caught by predators and due to unwanted dirt in those lofts birds are affected by many diseases. Some remarkable farms are showing quality environment in their lofts and getting desirable profit.

Carcass, Egg Characteristics and Leg Bone Dimensions of Pigeons of Different Origin

“…In Egypt, pigeon meat was a highly prized delicacy [4]. In the 1980s, however, a typically meat variety of pigeon was bred in the United States [5]. Breeding of meat pigeons also developed in other countries, including the European continent and Asia [6,7].…”

Evaluation of Meat Quality of Local Pigeon Varieties in China

“…Egypt was the first country in the world to domesticate and breed pigeons and treat their meat as a delicacy [ 4 ]. With the continuous development of breeding technology, the United States announced the creation of the world’s first improved meat pigeon, the American King Pigeon, in the 1980s, which was an important milestone of the world meat pigeon industry and promoted the rapid development of pigeon breeding [ 5 ]. Then, the famous varieties of Homer pigeon, Carneau Pigeon, Luan pigeon, Mimas pigeon, Didan pigeon, and others were developed [ 6 , 7 ], and the pigeon breeding industry progressed successively in many countries such as France, Spain, China, Britain, India, and Bangladesh [ 8 , 9 ].…”