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Quote: As for this information your vet friend told you; I would like to encourage that those who do go to shows etc. practice extreme biosecurity. Wear shoes that can be thoroughly cleaned or shoe covers and when you come home, shower including shampoo, well before you go and change all your...

I fell that the ones that over medicate and use precautionary medicines have no idea if there birds are resistance to a illness/ disease or not. So to me they are by no means are breeding for disease resistance and could be doing more harm than good for the breed/s that they are breeding... By...

This was posted on another site •All current "tests" for CRD measure immune response of bird, ie vaccinated birds will all always test positive, as birds having or birds exposed to, and restistent. AN unexposed bird only will test neg. •Vaccinations will work only on crd free chicks, as mother...

Quote: Leaving the Marans breed out of the discussion (that's just asking for a locked thread) I think this part of your post brings up another good topic for discussion - along the lines of breeding for resistance. I think many, including myself, have experienced this. We order hatching...

Don - (snowbird) Nothing by this but from what I read in your posts your not breeding for Disease Resistance. Is this correct? Chris

Quote: OK, What is Laryngo? I did a search on and nothing. do you mean laryngocentesis? That is a "Surgical puncture of the larynx, with aspiration." Or Laryngo the tracheitis virus that fish get? Chris

Quote: I thought it was an injury also - similar to a badly infected sliver - but Bumblefoot. Bumblefoot is a injury..... Bumblefoot - • The most common cause of bumblefoot is a deep tissue puncture wound to the foot that has become infected, causing the foot to become swollen. This...

()relics : Quote: Well not exactly...You would never intentionally expose them to anything...You simply cull the weaker birds that seem to be more susceptable to say coccidiosis or high worm loads and use your healthier, seemingly more resistant birds, as your foundation for a breeding...