| COCCIDIOSIS | |
| CAUSAL AGENT: | A tiny parasite. Two species: Eimeria Labbeana Eimeria Columbarum |
| SYMPTOMS: | Two forms: Clinical: proper of the adult pigeon. There is no symptom but it diminishes the sport perfomance. There is a certain immunity. Itself: It attacks young pigeons at the third week of age. Watery and faded faecal material, sometimes with blood (never liquid and green). Loss of weight and forms. Loss of color of the rainbow of the eye, changes grayish. Mucous of the mouth and the throat becomes pale (anemia). Opaque plumage. |
| DIAGNOSE: | Analysis of faecal material. |
| TREATMENT: | Sulfamidas “the continued use in the eye, causes damages at renal level” Amprolium Cloazuril Toltazuril (Baycox Mr.) |
| PROPHYLAXIS: | Alternate the above-mentioned drugs every 30 days in a preventive form. Possibility to use this treatment together with the one against trichomonas. Once finished the treatment, give vitamins during 3-4 days. Deep cleaning and general disinfection (do not forget that the eggs of coccidios reproduce in the accumulated faecal matter in the floor or trays being necessary three conditions: temperature, humidity and oxygen. Therefore we must prevent the humidity). |
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Racing pigeons colonise!
I was watching a program about tropical fish one day and in the water were two groups of fish. These fish were the same colour but with different pattern ie a striped shoal and a spotted shoal .What I found interesting about all of this was when the Diver took a striped fish and introduced it to the spotted shoal at about a meter apart so what happened? the little fella went straight back to his stripy buddies .Now what would happen if you were to rear a small team of racing pigeons the same colour you might ask why!! my racing pigeons do alright for me and they are mixed ,or maybe you have already tried this method with no results if this was so how would your returns have been. We let our racing pigeons out to fly on a daily basis and what do they do they fly around and around for at least two hours repeating the same circular flying pattern day in and day out looking at the same colour of buddies flying below them now if these birds are reared only knowing what they are shown surely this should increase our chances of a bird wanting back to his own kind .Imagine the birds being released from the transporter and what is the first thing they see? That`s right lots of different coloured buddies is this going to increase your chances of getting a better percentage of returns? What about even when you train your one coloured team and they accidentally have a smash with another team, could this help to increase your chances of getting better returns than the other guys & gals? Combining this method with your own favourite motivation tactic could have that extra bit of edge on the rest of the fancy or could it?
Method or Madness.
DIFTERO SMALLPOX
| DIFTERO SMALLPOX | |
| CAUSAL AGENT: | Borrelia columbae (virus) |
| INFECT: | By the water of drink, food, fecal material, dust, pricked of mosquito, wounds, etc. Youngsters are most susceptible. The adults rare time become sick. |
| SYMPTOMS: | Typical crust formation white yellowish, difficult to give off (blood ones), in eyes, nose, peak, toggle of the legs, mouth, throat, around the sewer. |
| TREATMENT: | To separate the excrescences and to apply dye topics of iodine. Give antibiotic and vitamins (mainly vitamin A) during 4-5 days. |
| PROPHYLAXIS: | Cleaning and disinfection (iodine povidona) |
| IMMUNITY: | The cured pigeon acquires immunity for a lifetime. |
HERPESVIRUS
| HERPESVIRUS Virus disease of recent appearance. There have been some cases in the Buenos Aires. |
ADENOVIRUS
| ADENOVIRUS It is little what its known about this disease caused by a virus that has its preference by the devices of the lymphatic system (ganglia, bazo). Thats where its name comes from. |
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| SYMPTOMS: | During the breeding it is very common to observe the unequal growth of the youngsters. The frequent vomits are one of the symptoms most characteristic of the disease. |
| TREATMENT: | Homeopathic substances. |
| PROPHYLAXIS: | Cleaning and disinfection of the pigeons. |
NEW CASTLE Or PARAMIXOVIRUS
| NEW CASTLE Or PARAMIXOVIRUS | |
| CAUSAL AGENT: | Bird Paramixovirus type 1 |
| SYMPTOMS: | 1 – Digestive upheavals: Virus – vicerotropo - Liquid Excrements —-> (as water) - Intense thirst (it can increase to 4-5 times the consumption) 2 – Nervous upheavals: - vírus neurotropo - Slight tremors of head. - Difficulty to peck grains (it affects the optical nerve). - Problems of balance: it falls for a side or back towards (pirouettes) - Torticolis: of 0º – 180 º - Problems in sight with discolouration of an eye. - Paralysis of a wing or the two. - Paralysis of a leg or the two. 3 – Breath upheavals (Vírus neumotropo) - Conjuntivitis, coriza, death rattle. (They are not frequent) |
| DIAGNOSE: | Laboratory, by examination of the blood. |
| TREATMENT: | To eliminate sick pigeons of small value. To isolate the pigeons that we want to treat. Reduce to normality the water consumption (50 cs per day). To fulfill the food trays or to give them to eat with a sleeve or syringe. To administer together: - Antibiotics (Tetraciclinas, enrofloxacina, etc.) - Amino acids - Vitamins - Levamisol (to stimulate the defenses). |
| PROPHYLAXIS: | Cleaning and disinfecting of the loft. |
| VACCINATION: | a) Dead virus: or inactivated in watery solution. Intramuscular or subcutaneous. Immunity: a year COLOMBOVAC (Holland) b) Alive virus: Cepa B1 or La Sota. In the water of drink and by nasal or ocular drop. Immunity: 2 months. On the 4th day of applied the vaccine to the alive virus it is advisable to make the following recipe: - Levamisol: 1-2 days - Vitamins, Antibiotics and Amino acids: during 4-5 days. |
| IMPORTANT: | It is an obligation of the Fancier to denounce or to communicate to his society a bud of this disease in his loft, so that all the other people can take their own precautions. |
ORNITOSIS
| ORNITOSIS | |
| CAUSAL AGENT: | Clamidia |
| SYMPTOMS: | Similars to an influenza. Nasal and ocular secretion similar to the micoplasmosis diarrea—-> slow thinning —> death. |
| DIAGNOSE: | Laboratory (Stamp method) |
| TREATMENT: | Clortetraciclinas + Tilosina. |
| PROPHYLAXIS: | Deep disinfection. |
| IMPORTANT: | EYE IS A ZOONOSE. |
MICOPLASMOSIS
| MICOPLASMOSIS Microplasma – Microorganism halfway between a bacterium and a virus. Cured pigeons acquire immunity, however they happen to be carrying and transmitting the illness to the youngsters. This disease generally is associate to the ORNITOSIS. Many pigeons are carrying and the diseases appear after the effort of a difficult competition. |
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| CAUSAL AGENT: | Microplasma |
| SYMPTOMS: | Nasal, watery humid secretion and becomes sticky and mucous. Inside the mouth a gray, rough scab. Tongue and sticky palate. Very disagreeable breath (repulsive). Nose of dirty gray color. Very difficult breathing. Very strong noises at night. Very slow evolution. It is rare to have an generalised infection but when happens the diminishing of the defences (stress, the races, lack of hygiene, overpopulation etc.) can cause deaths. |
| DIAGNOSE: | Serológic examination of the antibodies of the attacked pigeons. |
| TREATMENT: | Tilosina (Tylla MR) ENROFLOXACINA. Administer it to 5 days consecutive |
| PROPHYLAXIS: | Deep disinfection. Preventive treatments can be done in the weeks frees of races, and mainly after a hard one. |
CORIZA
| CORIZA | |
| CAUSAL AGENT: | Hemophilus influenzae |
| SYMPTOMS: | Tears in both eyes at the same time. Swelling of the lacrimal coats (owl head). Slight nasal unloading (snot) |
| DIAGNOSE: | Bacteriological examination of nasal and ocular secretions. |
| TREATMENT: | Antibiotics – Vitamins. |
| PROPHYLAXIS: | Cleaning and disinfecting (iodine povidona) |
PASTEURELOSIS Or COLERA
| PASTEURELOSIS Or COLERA It can attack a few pigeons, as thus also to provoke an epidemic. Normally it finishes in a fatal mode. The overpopulation and the lack of hygiene are of the more important causing factors. |
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| CAUSAL AGENT: | Pasteurella multocida |
| SYMPTOMS: | High fever 42 º – 43º C diarrea Death between 24 – 48 hs. |
| TREATMENT: | Tetraciclinas Enrofloxacina Vitaminas |
| PROPHYLAXIS: | Cleaning and disinfecting (iodine povidona) |