Scandaroon pigeon know at the southeast and Hatay
region in Turkey and is commonly raised in this area. This genotypewhich has
different color varieties, has been cultivated by local people for
centuries.This research was carried out in order to determine some
morphological characteristics of scandaroon pigeons grown in the central of
Hatay province.The study was conducted on a total of 224 pigeons (122 males and
102 females) reared in six different enterprises in 2016. Some morphological
characteristics of pigeons were examined as coat color, marking, eye color, the
number of wing and tail flight feathers. However, as a body morphometric
characteristics; body weigth and length, trunk length, wing span and length,
tail length, thoracic perimeter, chest width and depth, head length and width,
beak length and depth, tarsus diameter were measured. In conclusion, in this
study body weight and body morphological characteristics were found to be high
in males and gender and age were effective on body characteristics
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Engineering |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | August 19, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018Issue: 2 |