The invention relates to a breeding method of Lingnan pigeons, belongs to the field of poultry genetic breeding, and mainly solves the problems of low
growth speed and low meat yield of meat pigeons. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, selecting
purebred male Shiqi pigeons and
purebred female mimassa pigeons to establish a basic group, and naturally
mating according to a male-female ratio of 1: 1 to obtain F1-generation
hybrid pigeons; measuring the growth
performance index and the reproductive
performance index of the F1 generation, calculating the breeding index through an
index selection method, and selecting and remaining the first 50% of individuals;
mating the selected F1-generation male and female pigeons according to a ratio of 1: 1 to obtain an F2-generation, collecting
gene samples of the F1-generation male and female pigeons, carrying out
whole genome sequencing, and screening out core genes CTNNB1 and MYO9A for regulating and controlling the
growth speed and the meat yield; f2-generation individuals conforming to target traits are selected and reserved based on genotypes for cross-crossing fixation to form two-line
hybrid pigeons; and finally, carrying out three-way hybridization on the two-line male pigeons as male parents and American king pigeons as female parents to obtain commercial generation Lingnan pigeons. According to the method, the growth performance, the meat yield and the
stress resistance of commercial generation pigeons are remarkably improved through combination of multi-generation
hybrid advantage integration and a
molecular breeding technology.