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Utility / Meat Pigeons
حمام اللحم
Utility (meat) pigeons — large, fast-growing breeds kept mainly to produce squabs. Adult live weight runs from about 600 to 1300 g depending on breed, and squabs are marketed at 26-30 days. Selection here rests on weight, growth rate, pair fertility and squabs per year rather than on the fine detail of head, eye and colour that governs ornamental breeds.
Sub-breeds
American King
الكينج الأمريكي
Roman Runt
الرنت الروماني
Carneau
الكارنو
French Mondain
المونداين الفرنسي
Swiss Mondain
المونداين السويسري
Texan Pioneer
التكساني بايونير
Strasser
الستراسر
White Carneau
الكارنو الأبيض
Hubbell
الهوبل
Coburg Lark
قبّرة كوبرج
Polish Lynx
الوشق البولندي
Kassel
الكاسل
Maltese
المالطي
Montauban
المونتوبان
Hungarian Giant House Pigeon
الحمام المجري العملاق
Additional Runt Varieties
رنت إضافية (Runt Varieties)
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