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Utility pigeons are domesticated pigeons bred to be a source of meat called
Utility pigeons are domesticated pigeons bred to be a source of meat called squab
In culinary terminology, squab is an immature domestic pigeon, typically under four weeks old, or its meat. Some authors describe it as tasting like dark chicken.
The word "squab" probably comes from Scandinavia; the Swedish word means "loose ...
. Squabs have been used as a food in many nations for centuries. They were bred to breed and grow quickly.Seymour, Rev. Colin (Ed)(2006) ''Australian Fancy Pigeons National Book of Standards''. Because they are bred for squab production, conformation to a show standard Standard may refer to:
Symbols
* Colours, standards and guidons, kinds of military signs
* Standard (emblem), a type of a large symbol or emblem used for identification
Norms, conventions or requirements
* Standard (metrology), an object ...
is usually deemed unimportant.
Utility pigeons are one of three main breed groupings used by pigeon fanciers. The other two are Flying/Sporting and Fancy
Fancy may refer to:
Music Albums
* ''Fancy'' (Bobbie Gentry album), 1970
* ''Fancy'' (Idiot Flesh album), 1997
* ''Fancy'' (video), a 2007 video album by Les Claypool
Songs
* "Fancy" (Bobbie Gentry song), 1969, covered by Reba McEntire in 19 ...
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The characteristics of utility pigeons of most importance to the businessperson
A businessperson, also referred to as a businessman or businesswoman, is an individual who has founded, owns, or holds shares in (including as an angel investor) a private-sector company. A businessperson undertakes activities (commercial ...
who is keeping them are rapid growth and high fecundity
Fecundity is defined in two ways; in human demography, it is the potential for reproduction of a recorded population as opposed to a sole organism, while in population biology, it is considered similar to fertility, the capability to produc ...
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The American King pigeon has been described as the world's first improved utility pigeon breed.
There are breeds of pigeons which at one time were raised for utility purposes but which are now raised for show purposes. Fanciers usually distinguish between the two sub-breeds by appending the word "show" or "utility" to the name of the breed. For example, there are show King pigeons and Utility Kings and they are two different breeds of pigeon. The show breeds can still be used for squabbing purposes.
See also
* American Giant Runt * Carneau * French Mondain * King pigeon * Strasser pigeon * List of pigeon breedsReferences
External links
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