Chemical composition of pigeon crop milk and factors affecting its production: a review

ABSTRACT: Pigeons are important commercial poultry in addition to being ornamental birds. In 2021, more than 111 million pairs of breeding pigeons were kept in stock and 1.6 billion squabs were slaughtered for meat in China. However, in many countries, pigeons are not domestic birds; thus, it is nec...

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Main Authors: Cheng-long Jin, Ya-ai He, Shi-guang Jiang, Xiu-qi Wang, Hui-chao Yan, Hui-zhe Tan, Chun-qi Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579123002043