Determination of the Morphological Characteristics of Scandaroon Pigeon Grown in the Central of Hatay Province (Columba livia domestica)

Abstract

Scandaroon pigeon know at the southeast and Hatayregion in Turkey and is commonly raised in this area. This genotypewhich hasdifferent color varieties, has been cultivated by local people forcenturies.This research was carried out in order to determine somemorphological characteristics of scandaroon pigeons grown in the central ofHatay province.The study was conducted on a total of 224 pigeons (122 males and102 females) reared in six different enterprises in 2016. Some morphologicalcharacteristics of pigeons were examined as coat color, marking, eye color, thenumber of wing and tail flight feathers. However, as a body morphometriccharacteristics; 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 thisstudy body weight and body morphological characteristics were found to be highin males and gender and age were effective on body characteristics