SOURCE-LINKED STUDY SUMMARY
Comparative Analysis of Metabolic and Developmental Changes Across Reproductive Stages in Breeding Pigeons.
Abstract summarizedQuality not appraised
- What was studied
- A physiology study compared metabolic, hormone and reproductive-organ changes across breeding stages in pigeons.
- Who / model studied
- Male and female European meat pigeons were assessed during incubation through day 18 and lactation through day 21. Sample sizes are not stated.
- Studied dose & schedule
- Dose and schedule have not yet been extracted for this summary.
- What the study found
- Birds gained weight during incubation and shifted toward tissue breakdown during lactation. Male testosterone and female progesterone and estradiol rose during incubation, then fell. Females recovered body weight faster during lactation. These are observations of pigeon reproduction.
- Limitations & context
- Study limitations were not stated in the abstract. Methodological quality has not been appraised.
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Original publication ↗ · DOI: 10.2141/jpsa.2026022