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Pigeons feed their chicks crop milk, a nutrient-rich secretion produced in the lining of the crop.

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Is it true that pigeons feed their chicks crop milk, a nutrient-rich secretion produced in the lining of the crop?

Yes. Multiple reference and peer-reviewed sources state that pigeons produce a nutrient-rich secretion called crop milk from the lining of the crop and feed it to their squabs.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 7 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Crop milk
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Crop milk. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_milk

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Chemical composition of pigeon crop milk and factors affecting its production: a review -
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Chemical composition of pigeon crop milk and factors affecting its production: a review - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2023.102681

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Chemical composition of pigeon crop milk and factors affecting its production: a review.
2023
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CL, J., YA, H., SG, J., XQ, W., HC, Y., HZ, T., & CQ, G. (2023). Chemical composition of pigeon crop milk and factors affecting its production: a review.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2023.102681

What Is a Bird?
2021
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Williams, T. D. (2021). What Is a Bird?. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=lBLiDwAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

Nutrition of the domestic pigeon ( Columba livia domestica )
2003
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Nutrition of the domestic pigeon ( Columba livia domestica ). (2003). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1079/wps20030014

Spatio-temporal transcriptome dynamics coordinate rapid transition of core crop functions in ‘lactating’ pigeon
2023
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Wang, Y., Wang, X., Luo, Y., Zhang, J., Lin, Y., & Wu, J. (2023). Spatio-temporal transcriptome dynamics coordinate rapid transition of core crop functions in ‘lactating’ pigeon. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010746

Histological and global gene expression analysis of the 'lactating' pigeon crop.
2011
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MJ, G., VR, H., KA, M., P, M., JA, D., KR, N., RJ, M., & TM, C. (2011). Histological and global gene expression analysis of the 'lactating' pigeon crop.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-12-452

L-carnitine supplementation in breeding pigeons: impact on zootechnical performance and carnitine metabolism
2000
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L-carnitine supplementation in breeding pigeons: impact on zootechnical performance and carnitine metabolism. (2000). hal.science. https://doi.org/10.1051/rnd:2000135

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