What kind of disease do pigeons carry and how do you prevent them from getting it?

Answer 1

If you're talking about domestic stock, the main problems are coccidiossis (which you can best prevent by making sure that their water and feed stay uncontaminated by droppings); paratyphoid (Salmonella) by quarantining new arrivals and/or by vaccination. You should also vaccinate for PMV-1 (paramyxovirus) if you do absolutely nothing else. The only other main problem is canker - trichomoniasis; and here, breeding from resistant families and/or medicating only as needed with some of the proprietary remedies (Emtryl, Ridzol, etc.) will help before the breeding season.

As for ornithosis - keeping your birds secure and quarantining new arrivals usually keep you secure.

Answer 2

I have heard they carry psitticosis, but not very often. The best preventive I suppose is not to let them fly with the wild pigeons, and have a roof over their enclosure so the wild birds can't poop into their area.
I have an aviary but don't let my birds fly free, so I'm not sure. But I've rescued a lot of wild birds too, and they never carried any diseases that I'm aware of.

Answer 3

Very hardly do wood Pigeons carry ailments,they simply look to have this project while they arrive in-to touch with Feral Pigeons,while they flow into cities from the nation-state. oftentimes they're one our maximum healthful birds.subsequently why they breed almost all 3 hundred and sixty 5 days around.