Pigeon vaccines In the last few months pigeon magazines have published various articles about the vaccination of pigeons. I also made some comments on it. What strikes me, however, is that the opinions of the various pigeon doctors are quite far apart on various points. There are doctors who advocate live vaccines while…

Antibiotics and Paratyphoid As early as the 1990s, it was clear that the excessive use of antibiotics carries the risk that the bacteria they are supposed to fight against increasingly resist these active substances. Old habits are difficult to change, so very little has been done to stop the use of them in these years…

Did you know that? In pigeon racing there are a number of problems from a medical point of view that are often underexposed. This means that all kinds of misunderstandings also remain. This ranges from simple things to more complex problems. If we look at the simple things, we come to trichomonads, coccidiosis…

The pigeon sport has changed Nobody will argue that the pigeon sport has changed enormously in the last 50 years. If we just look at the number of breeders who still practice the sport. That number has dropped dramatically. Although the number of breeders has decreased enormously, the…

Health Prices for the coming year are made during the moulting period. I have been proclaiming this fact for years. I regularly hear that breeders distance themselves from the pigeons for a while after the flights and more or less leave them to their own devices. I think that's a shame because one…

Endurance and muscle recovery "Just sees what one already knows and understands" Johann Wolfgang von Goethe More than ten years have become aware for the first time the omega fatty acids. The assumption that certain fatty acids from this group- particular derivatives of omega-3-group- in the development of the brain one…

Bony Training Mix is ​​a product that was specially developed for flight performance. Due to the balanced composition, this product is very suitable for short, medium and long flights. In order to achieve optimal results, it is important to administer Bony training mix a few weeks before the start of the race. Bony training mix…

PESTKOP Let me first tell you that the name Pestkop was not invented by me. This honor is due to Gert-Jan Beute, who wrote this name on a note with a pigeon fancier whom he advised to make an appointment with me to examine his problem pigeons. This lover…

Psittacosis - respiratory diseases – HEADS Problems with respiratory diseases can be viewed from different perspectives. From a scientific point of view, we are primarily interested in the individual pathogens of the ornithosis complex. The research focuses on various pathogens such as bacteria, protozoa and viruses. From a purely scientific perspective…

Useful Tips As we talked lately so much about the different viruses, we almost forget the “simple diseases” with our pigeons. However, we must continue to deal with these diseases to prevent them from causing problems without being noticed. Take trichomonads. Occasionally there are stubborn tribes…