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Pigeon shows and diseases?
Pigeon shows and diseases?
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W@yne
31 posts
Nov 25, 2006
10:18 PM
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I am visiting the all england roller club pigeon show soon,
Just want to ask any 1 have they ever brought a disease back from visiting a show Either by entering a pigeon or by just visiting. I know they are some airborne diseases and i know people will be there who have had problems over the last couple of months with their birds.
Regard w@yne uk
Last Edited by on Nov 25, 2006 10:28 PM
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JMUrbon
69 posts
Nov 25, 2006
10:44 PM
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Wayne I have heard of this happening but not personally seen it. Brian McCormick would be a good one to direct this question to. Joe Urbon
Last Edited by on Nov 25, 2006 10:45 PM
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katyroller
103 posts
Nov 26, 2006
4:37 PM
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I haven't personally seen it happen but have heard of it happening. I would take a shower, change clothes and spray my shoes with a disinfectant before handling any birds when I got home. Another reason I don't like to let anyone into my breeder loft plus the fact that the birds get upset around strangers.
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MCCORMICKLOFTS
823 posts
Nov 26, 2006
8:09 PM
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Wayne, the worst case scenario, and one anyone who shows pigeons fears, is paramyxovirus. Our large all-breed shows here requires (more like asks) each exhibitor to be sure their birds have been vaccinated for PMV before exhibiting. At most large shows, after cooping in is complete, the show hall manager will walk around and look the birds over. If he finds any that don't look right, he asks the owner to remove it from the show.
I've shown at a large number of large regional and national shows (3,000-7,000 birds) and have only heard of one situation where exhibitors brought home a bug. If I remember correctly it was determined it was circovirus. Many fanciers lost a lot of birds from that deal, but that is the only case of bringing home a bug that I know of, at least on a large level.
One time I suspected that a few of my birds had come in contact with parathyphoid at one of large shows, as they came down with it a week after being home. I don't think that was completely the case, only speculation. I have learned that boxing up birds and flying across the country and into another climate, placing them in show cages for three days and then doing the same thing on the trip home, can be extremely stressful for some pigeons. Generally pigeons hauled off to three day events don't eat well when there and lose weight. Combined with the stress levels, stuff happens, generally something they were harboring inside them such as cocci which takes hold and you end up with a sick pigeon.
Fortunately with my show breeds, our club members are pretty good about not entering anything that might be ill. I do bath my birds upon return since they will pick up lice from shows and I make sure there is quite a bit of ACV in the bath water just in case. I also treat them with a good dose of vitamins and pro bios to help them kick the stress, particularly the young birds which are going through this experience for the first time.
Overall I would say, don't worry about it if traditionally your shows there are well managed and looked after. Some fanciers will add a disinfectant to the water in the show cups. Personally I bring my own feed.
If you have the space, put the birds you exhibited in another loft for a week upon return. I try to do this with my show teams after a week long event for that "just in case" scenario.
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W@yne
35 posts
Nov 26, 2006
10:27 PM
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Brian,
Good post it helped me out a lot many thanks i think the pmv injection to all birds at the show must be addressed, and the issue will be bought up at the agm.
W@yne uk
Last Edited by on Nov 26, 2006 10:29 PM
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