Abstract:
Pigeon is one of the oldest domesticated farm animals. Their growing cradle was Mesopotamia, between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates, in the area of present-day Iraq, where the natural habitat of wild pigeons, cavers (Columba livia), from which all domestic breeds of pigeons originated, is. Most often they are trained for speed and distance flight competitions, rolling and other flight performances.
According to the literature, at the time of the Austro-Hungarian reign in Bosnia, roller pigeons were passed from Izmir (port in Turkey). After World War II in Sarajevo many kinds of Sarajevo trollers appeared, in different colors, with various rollover and flight movements. During the selection
time process today's type of Sarajevo Roller was bred. It is an elegant and temperamental pigeon, with proud stance and harmonious appearance of medium size, with a slightly raised tail and wings located slantwise before it. Frame is of rectangular shape. Measured from the tip of the beak to the end of the tail it is 32-36 cm. The beak is medium length and thickness, white-fleshy color with a possibility of a black spot on the top. The most common colors are black, blue, blue-check and spotted in the colors. In the spotted colour type basic color is white, with some black flecked feathers, blue or blue-check color. Apart from this pigeon in Bosnia and Herzegovina there are other known native breeds: Travnik highflier pigeon, Bihac and Zenica roller. Bosnia and Herzegovina was admitted to full membership of the European Association of Breeders of Small Animals in 2003, in Malmo. At that time Travnik highflier pigeon and Sarajevo Roller were recognized as indigenous species of Bosnian pigeons.
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