Pigeon Genetics

Pigeon Genetics Center for enhancing, counseling and reliability of the Genetic Quality of Racing pigeons.

Latest news

Genetics in racing pigeons becomes increasingly important. This video gives a nice view on the whole procedure from sampling to DNA certificate and gives insights in the newest developments in this area.

Fri, 20/12/24

Quality markers for racing performance: an overview

Overview of the quality markers with a clear relation to racing capabilities;

Sun, 28/01/24

Favorable variant of the new CRY1 gene (cryptochrome 1) very dominant in the Best Kittel family

DNA testing has revealed the rare and beneficial TT variant of this newly discovered gene is very dominantly present in this family of pigeons.

Mon, 30/01/23

Breeding strategies with genotypes ; inheritance and tips

Victory Best Kittel was tested TTTT for the new CRY1 gene

Mon, 24/10/22

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DNA TESTS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY

Strict sampling procedure
International DNA Marker Pigeon Panel by ISAG
Quality testing by accredited labs
Fraud resistant online certification with unique QR code
and with more generations DNA guaranteed

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About us

PiGen stands for Pigeon Genetics, a centre for the improvement, counselling and reliability of the genetic quality of racing pigeons.

PiGen was started by two veterinarians, Ruben Lanckriet and Pascal Lanneau, to meet the many questions concerning the scientific proof of the pigeon's parentage.

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