Volume: 3.4 Open Access Journal World Journal of GastroenteroloGy, HepatoloGy and endoscopy Management Practices of Pigeon Farming in Selected Areas of Bangladesh 1 Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh 2 Eskayef Pharmaceuticals Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh Article Type: Research Article Journal Type: Open Access Volume: 3 Issue: 5 Manuscript ID: WJGHE-3-136 Publisher: Science World Publishing Received Date: 19 May 2021 Accepted Date: 09 June 2021 Published Date: 14 June 2021 *Corresponding Author: JMd Hemayatul Islam, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, E-mail: hislam.islam@gmail.com Citation: Islam MH (2021). ACE2 Up-Regulated Expres- sion and DNA Methylation in Gastric Diseases Associated with Helicobacter Pylori Infection: Implications for COVID-19. World J Gastroen- terol Hepatol Endosc. 3(5); 1-6 Copyright: © 2021, Islam MH, et al., This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 interna- tional License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. World J Gastroenterol Hepatol Endosc Volume: 3.5 1/6 Article Information Akter MTD 1 , Sarder MJU 1 , Islam MH 1* and Md Nahid Alam 2 ABSTRACT The research was conducted to determine the management prac- tices of pigeon farming in selected areas of Bangladesh. The data were collected directly from the pigeon farmers through question- naires and by observing the management practices including rear- ing system, housing pattern, feeding quality, water source, feed supplement, cleaning practices, treatment pattern, vaccination and deworming programme of pigeon farming in Bangladesh. The data were compiled to incorporate the computer software SPSS pack- age for analysis. In this experiment two types of pigeon housing system observed in the selected areas. Among 45 selected pigeon farm 33% farm using traditional housing system and 67% were found modern housing system. In case of rearing system three types of pigeon rearing system found in study areas 12(26.66%) scavenging, semi-scavenging 8(17.77%) and 25(55.55%) inten- sive rearing system. During this study period among 45 pigeon farm 82% farmer used additional feed supplement to their pigeon diet on the other hand 18% farmer did not supplied any feed addi- tives to their pigeon diet in research areas. In this aspect of source of water supply from selected farm 21(46.67%) used tape water, 16(35.56%) tubewel water and 8(17.78%) used other source of water were recorded. In current study we observed 15.56% farm- er used poor quality feed, 22.23% farmer used medium and good quality feed supplied to their pigeon 62.22% farmer in the study ar- eas. The present research activities also stated that there is 28.89% farmer had no consultation for their pigeon treatment in the study areas. About 44.45% followed village doctor services and only 26.67% farmer maintain veterinary doctor consultation. Among 45 selected pigeon farm 51.12% farmer regularly clean their farm, 26.67% irregular and 22.23% did not maintain cleaning practices in their pigeon farm. In relation with vaccination programme of pigeon farm. On the other hands 40% regular, 33.33% irregular and 26.67% none farmers were maintained vaccination schedule in their farming of pigeon and in case of deworming 46.67% reg- ular, 26.67% irregular and 26.67% none. In the current study in a modern or commercial pigeon farm found different feed ingre- dients supplied in average like 30% wheat, maize 14%, anchor pulse 4%, mousari pulse 12%, green pea 4%, black pea 4%, red pea 4%, chickpea 4%, kosum ful 6%, Australian duble 12% and arohor pulse 6%. Feed ingredients are differing from availability of feed ingredient, season and areas of the study. KEYWORDS: Rearing system, housing pattern, feeding quality, water source, feed supplement, cleaning practices, treatment pat- tern, vaccination and deworming and pigeon