Disease Description.

Bacterial disease  (salmonella typhimurium Var. Copenhagen) that causes more deaths in pigeons. It´s spread in several ways: by inhalation of dust containig germs in poorly ventilated loft, food or water infected by dirty feeders and water bowls, pigeon egg spread, feeding pigeons with beak or crop infected and pigeons infected and seem cured by expelling the bacteria in irregular steps.
Early death in young and adults cured become carriers, so it is the best to eliminate them. Disease of autumn-winter, also called paratiphosis. Continue reading →