What are the breeds of meat pigeons? What are the differences in production performance among different meat pigeon breeds?

Meat pigeon breeding is a hot breeding project in rural areas in recent years. With the increasing demand for pigeon meat, many people are encouraged to follow suit. In fact, this practice is unwise. First of all, aside from the technology of raising pigeons, how can so many species of meat pigeons be distinguished? Which kind of meat pigeon is more suitable for breeding? All these problems need to be understood in advance. The following is the editor of Nongxun Network to summarize some common species of meat pigeons to help you better distinguish.

1. White feather King Pigeon

White feather king pigeon is a popular kind of meat pigeon because of its strong vitality, good reproductive ability, fast growth and fresh meat. Many medical classics praise its good nutritional efficacy, and it is a good tonic for health care. The white feather king pigeon is large and has pure white feathers. The key point is that it is not good at flying but has strong disease resistance.

Production performance: adult pigeons lay about 20 eggs a year, the fertilization rate and hatching rate of eggs are high, and more than 6-8 pairs of squab can be bred annually.

2. Silver King Pigeon

Silver King pigeon is a kind of edible pigeon, which mainly has two types: exhibition type and commodity type. The exhibition type is large, short and with a warped tail. The latter is small. The length and tail are flat, and the reproductive performance is good.

Production performance: 910 pairs of eggs are produced annually, and 6 pairs of squab are bred.

3. Canu pigeon

Kanu pigeon, also known as Cano pigeon, originated in the back of Germany and southern Belgium, belongs to a kind of famous pigeon, and is more popular all over the world. Its body is strong and majestic, with red, pure white, black and so on.

Production performance: high fecundity, annual breeding of squab can reach more than 7 pairs.

4. Pigeons

Pigeon is the largest and heaviest breed of meat pigeon, which originated in Italy and Spain. Under the influence of ancient Roman culture at that time, some countries in Europe called it Roman pigeon, which can be said to be one of the oldest species of pigeon.

Production performance: 7 to 8 pairs of pigeons are produced annually and 10 pairs of pigeons are high-yielding. The disadvantage is that the size is too large, it is easy to crush the eggs when hatching, and the young pigeons grow slowly after 1 month, and then grow and develop rapidly after the child pigeons.

5. Shi Qipu

Shi Qi pigeon is the earliest excellent breed of meat pigeon cultivated successfully in Zhongshan County, Guangdong Province, China. It is long and shaped like a banana bud. It is mainly docile and tender, so it is famous at home and abroad.

Production performance: Shi Qi pigeon has strong adaptability and resistance to roughage. It lays 7-8 pairs of eggs a year, but its eggshell is thin and is easy to be trampled when hatching.

To sum up, it is a brief introduction to some meat pigeon breeds, it can be seen that different meat pigeons have their different advantages, some are more popular, and some have high egg production. I believe that only after we have a deep understanding of the species of meat pigeons can we effectively combine breeding technology and develop efficient breeding of meat pigeons.

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