Category archives: News
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In JUNE 2021 - by Dr. Peter Boskamp ...
The Natural Approach Much has been written about this. From me too. Fortunately, there is also growing general understanding that it is better to follow the path of the “Full stuffing” to leave the pigeons with medication. Now we shouldn't throw the child out with the bathwater. Taking medication can, though…
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Im MAI 2021 – by Dr. Peter Boskamp…
Latent infections The start of the pigeon season The pigeon season often begins at different times in different countries. There are countries that start as early as March, but also countries that are waiting for the warmer season. The cold can be catastrophic for the pigeons. That…
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In APRIL 2021 - by Dr. Peter Boskamp ...
In the last few weeks several breeders have visited our clinic who have expressed the wish to follow a natural program. I now also think that it is good to look at our natural system from the point of view of disease, health and performance care, as in my book “Keep pigeons healthy” described. The…
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In MARCH 2021 - by Dr. Peter Boskamp ...
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pestkop) A pigeon fancier told me last week when he was having his pigeons examined that he thought I hated antibiotics very much. I had to smile. Smile because this image has apparently come about over the years because I've been promoting a more natural approach for many years…
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In FEBRUARY 2021 - by Dr. Peter Boskamp ...
Pigeon vaccines In the last few months pigeon magazines have published various articles about the vaccination of pigeons. I also made some comments on it. What strikes me, however, is that the opinions of the various pigeon doctors are quite far apart on various points. There are doctors who advocate live vaccines while…
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In JANUARY 2021 - by Dr. Peter Boskamp ...
Antibiotics and Paratyphoid As early as the 1990s, it was clear that the excessive use of antibiotics carries the risk that the bacteria they are supposed to fight against increasingly resist these active substances. Old habits are difficult to change, so very little has been done to stop the use of them in these years…
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In DECEMBER 2020 - by Dr. Peter Boskamp ...
Did you know that? In pigeon racing there are a number of problems from a medical point of view that are often underexposed. This means that all kinds of misunderstandings also remain. This ranges from simple things to more complex problems. If we look at the simple things, we come to trichomonads, coccidiosis…
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In NOVEMBER 2020 – by Dr. Peter Boskamp…
The pigeon sport has changed Nobody will argue that the pigeon sport has changed enormously in the last 50 years. If we just look at the number of breeders who still practice the sport. That number has dropped dramatically. Although the number of breeders has decreased enormously, the…
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In OCTOBER 2020 – by Dr. Peter Boskamp…
Health Prices for the coming year are made during the moulting period. I have been proclaiming this fact for years. I regularly hear that breeders distance themselves from the pigeons for a while after the flights and more or less leave them to their own devices. I think that's a shame because one…
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In SEPTEMBER 2020 – by Dr. Peter Boskamp…
The moulting season The moulting season is the most important period of the whole year. The importance of good care cannot be overstated. However, there are still many breeders who shift down a gear during the moulting season and leave it to nature. On the one hand understandable, because life offers more than just…