Hubble Pigeons: Breeding Performance and Commercial Meat Potential

¹Department of Biology, Cantonment Public College, Saidpur Cantonment-5311, Nilphamari, Bangladesh

²Department of Natural History, Bangladesh National Museum, Shahbag, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh

*Corresponding Author: Ashraful Kabir, Department of Biology, Cantonment Public College, Saidpur Cantonment-5311, Nilphamari, Bangladesh; Email: [email protected]

Received Date: January 14, 2026

Published Date: February 23, 2026

Citation: Kabir A. (2026). Hubble Pigeons: Breeding Performance and Commercial Meat Potential. Mathews J Vet Sci. 10(1):101.

Copyrights: Kabir A. © (2026).

ABSTRACT

As a double-breasted meat breed and successful cut breed from the king pigeons of the USA and some parts of the Europe, Hubble pigeon is an exception at all. The Hubble was highly inbred and had poor numbers of squabs/pair/year. To produce this pigeon, farmers face higher rearing cost. With the king pigeons in the USA or other countries, it is possible to run these pigeons as another commercial breed. Proper selection between or among white Hubble, it is possible to keep white pure line, actual-size, and remarkable breeding pairs. Result suggested that the protein content (17.5-23 g) is more or less same with king pigeon (20.82-23.68 g) but the cholesterol was very high in Hubble pigeon (90 mg) compared to the king (30.2-44.4 mg). To strengthen the meat from Hubble pigeon farm, genetic analyses need to enhance for the continuity of this breed.

Keywords: Hubble Pigeons, Prospect, Breeding, Meat Processing, Meat Selling, Nutritional Values.