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DEADLY E.COLI INFECTIONS IN GERMANY Written by Dr. H.J.M. de Weerd. Sick pigeons following exhibitions For several years now, we have b...

A HIVE OF ACTIVITY IN THE PIGEON PRACTICE Written by Dr. H.J.M. de Weerd. It seems that the health problems of our pigeons this year ar...

RIDDLES IN PIGEON RACING Written by Dr. H.J.M. de Weerd. Incomprehensible losses with young pigeons One of the great riddles in our bea...

LOOKING BACK AT THE SEASON Written by Dr. H.J.M. de Weerd. Coccidosis problems Looking back at the season, we can conclude that there w...

PROBLEMS WITH DOPING REGULATIONS Written by Dr. H.J.M. de Weerd. Pigeon racing after WWII The time that certain ‘lofts’ later in the se...

START OF THE RACING SEASON Written by Dr. H.J.M. de Weerd. The new racing season had barely just begun and after about four flights we ...

CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS Written by Dr. H.J.M. de Weerd. Clinical diagnostics is one of my hobbyhorses. This means that based on the sympto...

PROBLEMS WITH BREEDING Written by Dr. H.J.M. de Weerd. When breeding in February, we are regularly confronted with problems of various ...

A LESSON IN CURRENT CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS Written by Dr. H.J.M. de Weerd. During this time of year (April/May) we are often consulted ab...

LAYING PROBLEMS Written by Dr. H.J.M. de Weerd. Year in, year out, we are consulted during the breeding period because hens (of course)...

ASPERGILLOSIS IN PIGEONS Written by Dr. H.J.M. de Weerd. Fungal This disease is caused in pigeons by the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus a...

DEAD PIGEONS, A NIGHTMARE FOR EVERY PIGEON FANCIER Written by Dr. H.J.M. de Weerd. Every day for the past 45 years, we have dozens of p...