Physical characteristics, productive and reproductive performance of Jalali pigeon at Sirajganj district

The present piece of research work was conducted to aim at the physical characteristics of Jalali pigeons. Twenty pairs of Jalali pigeons were reared in scavenging rural condition in Sirajganj Sadar, Pangasi and Kazipur upazila. Mean body length, wing span, shank length, bill length and head length of mature Jalali pigeon were 34.33±0.12, 64.75±0.18, 3.14±0.02, and 2.05±0.01 and 3.69±0.02 cm, respectively. Average body weight of Jalali pigeon at 3-days, 15- days, 1-month and 5-months of age were 33.69±0.49, 246.53±2.41, 316.06±1.25 and 344.80±2.96 g, respectively. The egg weight, egg length and width, hatching period, fledging period and interclutch period of Jalali pigeon were 16.29±0.08 g, 3.84±0.01 and 2.88±0.01 cm, 2.88±0.01, 18.25±0.09, 36.00±0.22  and 30.12±0.74 days, respectively. Morphometric correlation among body length, wing span, shank length and weight of mature Jalali pigeon ranged from 0.245 to 0.781. Morphometric correlation among body weights at 3-days, 15-days, 1- month and 5-months of age of Jalali pigeon ranged from 0.557 to 0.781. Morphometric correlation among egg weight, egg length and egg width of Jalali pigeon ranged from 0.000 to 0.833.  The study revealed that there is possibility to improve the Jalali pigeon through proper selection program and other relevant breeding strategies which can increase the productivity of the pigeons. Hence, the present piece of study was undertaken to aim at the physical characteristics, productive and reproductive performances of Jalali pigeons and as a genetics resource, it is inevitably necessary for the Jalali pigeon to be conserved in Bangladesh.