What medicine to use for pigeon trichomoniasis

Pigeon trichomoniasis is also known as oral ulcer, and is also called "pigeon ulcer" among pigeon diseases. It is a relatively common pigeon disease. The pathogen comes from avian Trichomonas. The most common characteristic change is the formation of rough yellow coagulants in the oral and pharyngeal mucosal tissues. This disease is divided into two types: wet ulcer and dry ulcer. In severe cases, it can lead to organ tissue necrosis and death of pigeons. Please see below for the specific medication for pigeon trichomoniasis.

Most adult breeding pigeons are healthy carriers of Trichomonas. During the process of producing squabs, the breeding pigeons will transmit Trichomonas to their young when feeding the squabs. Because baby pigeons are fragile and have poor resistance, Trichomonas multiplies in large numbers in the oropharynx of baby pigeons and damages the upper digestive tract, causing poor digestion and absorption, resulting in weight loss and even death. Since pigeon Trichomonas mainly reproduces and parasitizes in the upper part of the pigeon's digestive tract, especially the mouth, it brings certain difficulties to the prevention and control work; on the other hand, due to the parasitic destructive effect of Trichomonas, it increases the opportunities for the proliferation and reproduction of harmful intestinal bacteria, causing co-infection or secondary infection of bacterial diseases and trichomoniasis, which increases the difficulty of prevention and control work. In order to effectively carry out prevention and control work, the following prevention and control characteristics are summarized based on years of work experience.

1) Ensure the hygiene of reserve breeding pigeons and the prevention and treatment of trichomoniasis:

Doing a good job in the breeding and prevention of trichomoniasis in reserve breeding pigeons is one of the measures to reduce the occurrence of trichomoniasis in the process of producing squabs. Here, I suggest that reserve breeding pigeons should be raised off the ground before four months of age. This can reduce the chances of reserve breeding pigeons coming into contact with trichomoniasis contaminants (especially the vomit of pigeons with trichomoniasis); reserve breeding pigeons should be fed metronidazole for 3-5 days when they are taken out of the squab breeding stock, and then fed a course of metronidazole for prevention when they are about two months old; after the reserve breeding pigeons mature, they should be fed metronidazole for 5 days before being paired and put into the cage, so as to reduce the chance of the breeding pigeons bringing worms into the cage.

2) Pay attention to the use of drugs:

The metronidazole currently produced and used in my country is not water-soluble, and the best way to use it is to mix it with feed. As a common preventive medicine, it can also be mixed in health sand and fed. Since metronidazole has a certain degree of toxicity, the dosage cannot be increased or the treatment course extended arbitrarily during use. Generally, a course of treatment should be five days. Otherwise, it will cause the breeding pigeons to lay fewer eggs or more bare eggs.

3) Take medication regularly for prevention:

Most adult breeding pigeons are carriers of Trichomonas. In addition to maintaining good environmental hygiene during the production period, they also need to use preventive medications regularly. According to practical experience, breeding pigeons that are not newly caged should generally use a course of preventive medication every one to one and a half months, and a course of treatment is generally 3-5 days.

4) Accurately identify the breeders:

During the production of baby pigeons, the breeding pigeons behave normally, but the baby pigeons suffer from trichomoniasis and become emaciated. Their external symptoms are not obvious, and they do not have loose feces. This can easily be confused with vitamin deficiency or insufficient supply of health sand. In this case, in addition to checking the amount of vitamins and health sand supplied, the oral cavity of the baby pigeon can also be checked. The front sides of the inner side of the oral cavity of baby pigeons with trichomoniasis will appear rough and have poor glossiness.