Pigeon Wart (Pigmentary Dermatitis) is Frequently Seen in Meat Pigeon Breeding, Avoiding Pitfalls Through These Prevention Techniques
When raising pigeons, especially in large numbers, various pigeon diseases are unavoidable. Pigeon paralysis virus is also a very common contagious disease,and this disease has strong resistance to dryness and low temperatures, and it will grow scabs on the pigeon's toes and mouth, and the toxins contained in these scabs are the most abundant.So in the normal breeding process, we must strengthen the hygiene and dryness of the pigeon house, especially some pigeon houses are damp and have poor ventilation, which is very easy to get pigeon paralysis virus. So in the normal breeding process, early prevention is extremely important.
The incubation period of pigeon paralysis virus is generally not long, normally 1~5 days.Some pigeons have good body resistance, and if the disease is not serious, they can recover,but when the virus appears, if the pigeons do not receive drug treatment, scabs will grow on the two toes of the pigeon and its mouth, which looks very uncomfortable. However, pigeon paralysis generally has a low mortality rate. This disease does not cause serious problems in the early stages, and will first appear some small white scabs, and if it is not treated, the scabs will gradually expand, and after a week, the pustules will become very obvious, and they will begin to scab after 7~8 days.However, some scabs will fall off on their own, depending on the severity of the pigeon's symptoms. Some can be cured, and some cannot.
The prevention of pigeon paralysis virus first in the management work, strengthen the hygiene of the pigeon house, and clean the manure every day, reduce the occurrence of manure accumulation. Because the manure underneath is particularly easy to breed harmful microorganisms, which is very easy to cause the occurrence of pigeon paralysis virus.Moreover, some pigeon houses have poor ventilation, which aggravates the poor environment, and naturally causes the disease to break out. So when we breed, we must create a very good breeding environment for the pigeons, which is very necessary, and it is very effective in preventing various diseases.Pigeon paralysis virus is usually a skin type,
such as appearing pustules around the pigeon's eyes, corners of its mouth, nose bumps, and claws. Racing pigeons are characterized by: depression, swollen conjunctiva, watery eyes, loss of appetite, etc. symptoms.If the condition is relatively mild, it can generally recover within about 10 days. If the condition is very serious, leading to weakness and death, but the mortality rate is not high. If the condition is not serious, you can use your hand to scrape off the scabs, don't be afraid to bleed after scraping the scabs, immediately wipe the wound with iodine, and after one week of wiping 2-3 times, it can heal.Then apply erythromycin ointment for better effect.As long as the pigeons are vaccinated with pigeon paralysis vaccine, the protection effect on the next generation is very good, especially in summer, many young pigeons hatch in June, and there are many mosquitoes, but the young pigeons have not grown feathers, and they are easily bitten by mosquitoes, so we must do a good job of pigeon house hygiene, reduce the number of mosquitoes, and also should vaccinate young pigeons in advance.In particular, it is recommended to vaccinate young pigeons at 25 days of age, so that young pigeons can produce antibodies early. If the condition is serious, it should be isolated for treatment, which can effectively improve the survival rate.
Many pigeons have a lot of scabs on their toes, which is difficult to recover by themselves.Use tweezers to quickly scrape off all the scabs, first clean the wound with medical iodine, and then apply iodine glycerin, which is very effective.In short, in the normal management work, try to keep the pigeon house clean, especially in June, it is necessary to ensure that the pigeon house has good ventilation, which can effectively reduce the occurrence of pigeons being bitten by mosquitoes and the pigeon paralysis virus, and it is recommended to vaccinate young pigeons in advance. I hope this article can bring help to pigeon keepers. 25
