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Infectious Catarrh

Diseases of the respiratory tract are very often mixed infections. Outbreaks of the disease result from the combined effects of pathogens and factors within the loft environment that reduce the birds’ resistance to infection.

Pathogens:
The door to infection is opened by mycoplasma and viruses, in addition to fungi und trichomonads. These lower the pigeons’ resistance and allow pathogenic bacteria - pasteurella, cocci und coli bacteria - to colonise and multiply. It is these secondary pathogens that engender the actual clinical picture of visible and audible catarrh (wheezing).
Catarrh is not always caused by pathogens. Very often, inadequate ventilation and waste-air extraction, drafts, a deficient supply of oxygen and high concentrations of noxious gases and dust in the loft reduce the pigeons’ resistance, making them extremely susceptible to infection.

Symptoms of the disease:
Initially the pigeon fancier notices sneezing and an aqueous nasal discharge, which in the acute form of the disease becomes mucopurulent and yellowish brown in colour. This is accompanied by the first signs that the birds’ general condition is impaired, namely reduced feed and water intake, cessation of down moulting and a reluctance to fly. The wattle and bridge of the nose turn grey and there is scratching of the head and nose. When the beak is opened, stringy mucus can be seen stretching from the retrolingual region to the palate. Additional clinical signs are a reddening and swelling of the pharyngeal mucosa.
In the advanced stage of the disease, whitish-yellow deposits are formed in the laryngeal region. The inflammatory processes extend to the windpipe and the lower respiratory tract (air sacs).

Recognition of the disease:
The diagnosis "infectious catarrh" can usually be established simply from the behaviour of affected pigeons, the inflammatory changes in the head region and respiratory tract and the characteristic sounds of respiration (wheezing). Veterinary examination and bacteriological demonstration of the pathogen are recommended on first suspicion of disease.

Similar conditions:
Ornithosis, Trichomoniasis.

Treatment:
administer immediately on appearance of the first signs of catarrh
chevimulin-t
or
chevicet^®-t
or
aviosan.

Removal of factors that lower resistance and cause stress: examination of the loft (ventilation and waste-air extraction), stocking density and atmospheric dust levels.

Notes:
No free flight for affected pigeons.
Do not provide bath water.

Treatment plan for application of chevimulin-t

Duration of treatment		Week 1							Week 2							Week 3							Week 4
Day		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Breeder’s check list
chevimulin-t	drinking water or feed
livimun®	drinking water or feed
multivitamin EB12	drinking water
liviferm	drinking water
chevi-rhin	spray

necessary treatment
optional back-up treatment

Infectious catarrh - Table of requirements for the flock

Product and duration of treatment	Dosage	Total requirements for 100 pigeons (entire treatment period)
chevimulin-t 5 days	½ sachet per litre or 1 caps. per pigeon and day	sachets packages capsules packages	12 ½ 2 500 5
livimun® 8 days	20 ml per 2 litres or the daily feed ration of 40 pigeons	ml bottles	400 2
multivitamin EB12 2 days	½ sachet per litre or 2 caps. per pigeon and day	sachets packages capsules packages	5 1 400 4
liviferm 5 days	½ sachet per litre or 1 caps. per pigeon and day	sachets packages capsules packages	12 ½ 2 500 5
chevi-rhin 3 days	1 pump stroke per pigeon	pump strokes bottles	300 1

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Treatment plan for application of chevicet^®-t

Duration of treatment		Week 1							Week 2							Week 3							Week 4
Day		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Breeder’s check list
chevicet®-t	feed
livimun®	drinking water or feed
multivitamin EB12	drinking water
liviferm	drinking water
chevi-rhin	spray

necessary treatment
optional back-up treatment

Infectious catarrh - Table of requirements for the flock

Product and duration of treatment	Dosage	Total requirements for 100 pigeons (entire treatment period)
chevicet-t 5 days	20 ml admixed to the daily feed ration of 40 pigeons	ml bottles	250 1
livimun® 8 days	20 ml per 2 litres or the daily feed ration of 40 pigeons	ml bottles	400 2
multivitamin EB12 2 days	½ sachet per litre or 2 caps. per pigeon and day	sachets packages capsules packages	5 1 400 4
liviferm 5 days	½ sachet per litre or 1 caps. per pigeon and day	sachets packages capsules packages	12 ½ 2 500 5
chevi-rhin 3 days	1 pump stroke per pigeon	pump strokes bottles	300 1

chevita - Requirement calculation: Treatment with chevicet-t

How many pigeons are to be treated?

Treatment plan for application of aviosan

Duration of treatment		Week 1							Week 2							Week 3							Week 4
Day		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Breeder’s check list
aviosan	drinking water
livimun®	drinking water or feed
multivitamin EB12	drinking water
liviferm	drinking water
chevi-rhin	spray

necessary treatment
optional back-up treatment

Infectious catarrh - Table of requirements for the flock

Product and duration of treatment	Dosage	Total requirements for 100 pigeons (entire treatment period)
aviosan 5 days	¼ sachet per litre	sachets packages	6 ¼ 1
livimun® 8 days	20 ml per 2 litres or the daily feed ration of 40 pigeons	ml bottles	400 2
multivitamin EB12 2 days	½ sachet per litre or 2 caps. per pigeon and day	sachets packages capsules packages	5 1 400 4
liviferm 5 days	½ sachet per litre or 1 caps. per pigeon and day	sachets packages capsules packages	12 ½ 2 500 5
chevi-rhin 3 days	1 pump stroke per pigeon	pump strokes bottles	300 1

chevita - Requirement calculation: Treatment with aviosan

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