Productivity, Repeatability of Productive and Reproductive Traits of Local Pigeon

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to know productivity and repeatability of local pigeon. Data were collected from 124 birds that reared under intensive management. The results showed that artificial pair was 100% and polygamy was 16% (n=62 pair of pigeon). The ration of local pigeon consisting of 50% corn+50% of commercial feed for starter broiler chicken can be applied in field. The average of egg production was 1.8 eggs/pair/period, egg weight was 17.7 g, fertility was 96.6%, hatching rate was 77%, embryo mortality rate was 23%, interval period from laying to hatching and suckling was 51 days, 31.4 days with hatching, and 17.6 days without hatching and suckling. The day old pigeon weight ranged 10.9-16.2 g. Repeatability value of productive traits was high, in which egg weight was 0.64 and day old pigeon weight was 0.737. Repeatability of reproductive traits was low, that was fertility and hatchability was 0.12 and 0.048, respectively). The squab weight increased from week 0 to 4, then decreased in the week 5. The growth rate was highest at the week 1, then decreased from the week 2 to 5 with the negative growth rate occur at the 5 th week. The squab growth rate followed a quadratic pattern. It was concluded that slaughter squab selection could be done at 4 th week old.

Postnatal development and egg morphometry of different breeds of pigeon available at northern Barind tract in Bangladesh

“…The highest egg weight was found 21.20±0.49 gm in Strasser, but Bhowmik (2014) reported 16.18±0.08 gm in case of Jalali pigeon, and Robinson (2005) noticed the mean egg weight of domestic pigeon was 18.9 gm, and Sales and Janssens (2003) reported the mean egg weight of domestic pigeon was 21.4 gm which was similar with the present study. The lowest egg weight was found 14.00±0.23 gm in Owl pigeon that was similar with Ibrahim and Sani (2010), who reported that mean egg weight of street pigeons (Columba livia) was 14.46±0.11 gm but Abdel-Azeem et al (2007) and Darwati et al (2010) reported that egg weight ranged from 13.78 to 17.38 gm, and 10.7 to 23.3 gm, respectively in pigeon which are in agreement with the results of present study. The variation of pigeon egg weight in different studies may be mainly due to weight variation of adult pigeon of different breeds that is clearly observed in the present study ( Table 2).…”

“…At day 0 the highest squab weight was found 153.20±7.53 gm in Strasser and the lowest squab weight was found 18.60±0.75 gm in Giribug (Table 1). But Darwati et al (2010) reported that mean body weight of local pigeon on Day old was 14.02±1.20 gm which was nearer to the body weight of Giribaz in this research. At day 7 the highest squab weight was found 238.80±4.13 gm in Srasser and the lowest squab weight was found 71.60±4.53 gm in Lakkha.…”

“…At day 28 the highest squab weight was found 655.60±13.27 gm in Strasser and the lowest squab weight was found 222.40±3.54 gm in Giribug pigeon (Table 2). But Bhowmik (2014) reported that at day 30 the body weight of Jalali pigeon was found 275.59±1.48 gm where as Darwati et al (2010) reported that mean body weight of local pigeon on Day 28 was 290.40±27.98 gm. Azad (2009) also reported in case of Gola breed, male pigeon body weight was 304.10 gm and female pigeon body weight was 257.50 gm.…”

“…The hobbyist reared pigeon as pet animal, as performing bird, i.e., flat race and fly high that called with kentongan at East Java. Some of them used the pigeon as food like chicken, duck and quail (Darwati et al, 2010). Pigeon eggs are known as "animal ginseng" is rich in protein.…”

Impact of Subclinical Haemoproteus columbae Infection on Farmed Domestic Pigeons from Central Java (Yogyakarta), Indonesia, with Special Reference to Changes in the Hemogram

“…In the present study, we examined the prevalence and levels of parasitemia of haemosporidian infection in farmed domestic pigeons that are bred for racing and meat, generally called “squab” [ 26 , 27 ], at four localities in Yogyakarta Special Region, Central Java, Indonesia. Haemosporidians detected in the blood were genetically characterized based on mitochondrial DNA sequences of partial cytochrome b gene ( cytb ), as recommended by Bensch et al [ 4 ].…”