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    • Surgery and Anaesthesia in Pigeons
    • Medical Problems in Young Pigeons
    • Visible Indicators of Health in the Head and Throat
    • Panting --it’s causes
    • Slow Crop – it’s causes
    • Problems of the Breeding Season
    • Medications—the Common Medications used in Pigeons, their dose rates and how to use them with relevant comments
    • Baytril—the Myths and Realities
    • Health Management Programs for all Stages of the Pigeon Year
  • Common Diseases
    • Canker
    • Respiratory Infection
    • Parasitic Diseases
    • Bacterial Diseases >
      • Salmonella
      • Streptococcus
      • E.Coli
    • Viral Diseases >
      • Herpes Virus
      • Pox Virus
      • Circo Virus
      • Adeno Virus
      • Paramyxo Virus
      • Rota Virus
  • Nutrition
    • Practical Feeding for Performance
    • Recommended Grain Blends
    • Supplementation of a diet based on Grain to Provide a more Complete Diet
    • Vitamin Supplementation
    • Pigeon Pellets
    • Probiotic Use in Pigeons
    • Natural Supplements
  • Racing
    • Selection of Birds for the Race team
    • Basketing, Race Day and Race Recovery Protocol
    • ”Doping “ in Pigeons
    • ”One Loft Race” Protocol
  • Products
    • Prescription
    • Non-prescription

Non-Prescription Products

Multivitamins

To help provide a complete and balanced diet


​Multiboost

Sizes: 200ml resealable bottle
Dose: 1/2-1ml per 1 litre of water
A water-soluble liquid containing 11 vitamins and 8 amino acids. Sugar-free, it provides a nutritious supplement that the birds drink readily. Suitable for race teams and youngsters. Use 1 day per week as part of a health maintenance program to help prevent vitamin and amino acid deficiencies. A very popular product.
 
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​Multivite Plus

Sizes: 200g resealable jar with measuring spoon
Dose: 1/3 tsp per 5 litres of water
Complete multivitamin supplement. Sugar-free water-soluble powder that contains 13 vitamins and 6 trace elements. Concentrated and economical. No other water-soluble preparation offers such a wide range of vitamins and minerals or matches Multivite Plus for quality or value.
 
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​Nutrivet

Sizes: 250ml resealable bottle with inbuilt measure
Dose: 3ml per 1 litre of water
A palatable water-based supplement that specifically contains the vitamins, minerals and amino acids known to be low in a diet based on grain. All nutrients are provided at the correct levels relative to each other and the minerals are in their proteinated form to make them soluble in water and more easily absorbed from the bowel.
 
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Conditioners

Used as restoratives and to replace lost energy and nutrient reserves

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​Garlic Oil
Sizes: 250ml resealable bottle with inbuilt measure
Dose: 1ml per 1kg of seed
Human food grade garlic oil with added omega-3, 6 and 9 essential fatty acids. Add to the seed.

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​Hempseed Oil

Sizes: 250ml resealable bottle with inbuilt measure
Dose: 2ml per 1kg of seed
A natural tonic and conditioner. A rich source of the essential fatty acids-palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic and linolenic acids. Increases the nutrition, energy and calorie content of the diet for race birds in full work, after a hard fly and during cold weather. Extremely palatable to the birds.
 
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PolyBoost Oil
Sizes: 250ml resealable bottle with inbuilt measure
Dose: 1ml per 1kg of seed
A blend of pigeon seed oils with added vitamins and omega-3, 6 and 9 essential fatty acids. Excellent during post-race recovery to replace lost energy, for race birds in heavy work, during breeding (for egg production) and moulting (for feather quality).

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Health Promotants

To help promote and maintain race form in competitive birds


​Bloomford

Sizes: 2kg resealable bucket
Dose: 11/2 tsp per 2kg of seed
A popular mineral and trace element supplement that is added to the seed.
 
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​Electrolyte P180

Sizes: 200g resealable jar with measuring spoon
Dose: 1 tsp per 4 litres of water
Glucose and electrolytes for post-race recovery.
 
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​Herb Tonic

Sizes: 125ml resealable bottle
Dose: 2ml per 1 litre of water
A blend of the herb extracts (human food-grade) that have been shown to be of benefit to pigeons. Echinacea (immune stimulant), dandelion (vitamin A and calcium), milk thistle (helps liver function), chlorophyll (increased rate of crop emptying), grapefruit seed extract (natural tonic), wheatgrass powder and Spirulina (rich source of vitamin A). A super natural tonic of particular benefit for confined birds that do not have the opportunity to forage.

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​ID Yeast
Sizes: 400g resealable jar
Dose: 3 tsp per kg of seed
High in protein (45%) and rich in vitamin B. Used to s stimulate muscle development, promote condition and buoyancy in race birds and help with moulting and growth in youngsters.

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Medimune by MedPet
Sizes: 100 tablets, resealable jar
Dose:
Powerful immune activator. Recommended as a general preventative, nutritional supplement and an aid in treating viral diseases. Contains B-Carotene, Grape seed extract and Grapefruit seed extract.

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​Nutribloom

Sizes: 400g resealable jar
Dose: 1 1/2 tsp per 4kg of seed
A potent vitamin, mineral and trace element supplement that can either be added to the seed or made available in a pick pot.
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Probac
Sizes: 200g resealable jar
Dose: 1 tsp per 2-4 litres of water
          or 1/2 tsp per 1kg of seed
An extremely popular multistrain, avian-origin, concentrated probiotic. For tight brown droppings. Aids with nutrient absorption and digestion. Helps protect the bowel from disease, in particular E. coli and thrush. Used during post-race recovery following any stress, during weaning, disease outbreaks (in particular Circo virus) and following antibiotic use. Can be given in the water or on the feed.

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Stamox Vet
Sizes: 200g resealable jar
Dose: 1tsp per 6 litres of water
Beetroot powder. Increases energy release to the working muscle and helps with the development of fitness and stamina. A natural source of vitamins and amino acids.

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Mineral Supplements and Grits

Palatable sources of essential minerals, trace elements and vitamins to promote good health.



​Breeding Milk
Sizes: 250ml bottle with inbuilt measure
Dose: 5ml per 1kg of seed
Breeding health supplement. Feed additive. Developed for use during breeding and specifically contains a blend of the vitamins and minerals which are of particular nutritional importance during this time, including calcium, vitamin A, D3 and E.

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Calcivite Plus
Sizes: 250ml bottle with inbuilt measure
Dose: 5-10ml per 1L of water
Sugar-free liquid calcium, vitamin D and magnesium   supplement for addition to food or water. The calcium is in its proteinated (plant) form for easy digestion. Vitamin D helps absorb calcium from the bowel. Magnesium and calcium levels track each other so that birds low in calcium are often also low in magnesium. The supplied magnesium helps to correct this.

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G9 Grit
Sizes: 10kg bag
Dose: Ad lib
A blend of 9 different grits. Made for the APC to our specifications. A blend of hard and soft grits, minerals and trace elements including calcium, iodine and iron. Contains red stone, calcite, mineral digestive stones, three types of crushed shell, with added charcoal. Washed, double-sieved and heat-treated.

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​Mineral Block

Sizes: 600g block, individual or box of 24
Dose: Ad lib
A palatable source of minerals, trace elements, grits and digestive stones. Bentonite clay based picking stone containing a blend of 8 palatable grits—calcite, egg shell, red stone, 3 hard grits and crushed sea shells. A balanced nutritional supplement containing calcium, iodine, iron, sulphur and magnesium that is not only good for birds but something that they enjoy eating.

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PVM Powder
Sizes: 600g jar, 2kg bucket or 4kg bucket
Dose: Ad lib
Pink pigeon powder. A fine pink, calcium-based powder with added vitamins and minerals. This is the original pink mineral made in    Australia and remains the most complete and balanced product of its type. Developed and formulated by nutritionists and veterinarians. Manufactured in Melbourne, PVM Powder contains calcium, iron, iodine and vitamins A, B, D, E and K. Highly palatable for the birds. Can be used with G9 Pigeon Grit.
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APC Pigeon Pellets

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Pigeon Maintenance Pellets™ are a pelleted pigeon feed produced by the Australian Pigeon Company. Pigeon Maintenance Pellets offer a complete and balanced diet. They are designed to be fed as the exclusive diet to  racing pigeon stock birds, fancy pigeons and pet pigeons. Grain diets are inherently lacking in many vitamins and minerals, while Maintenance Pellets provide a complete and balanced diet. For fertile buoyant breeders with lustrous feathers producing robust young feed Maintenance Pellets. Maintenance pellets have been used as the exclusive ration in Dr Walker’s APC breeding lofts now for 10 years.
 
Available in 20kg bags

Accessories/Books


​F10 Disinfectant

Sizes: 200ml resealable bottle with inbuilt measure
Dose: As per dilution table on label
Broad spectrum effectiveness and unmatched safety. Effective against Circo virus. Non-corrosive, non-toxic, non-irritating. Highly effective at low concentrations. Will not affect birds adversely. A registered product.

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​The Pigeon—Its veterinary care, management and cultural history
by Dr Colin Walker
650 pages and illustrated with over 1250 magnificent full-colour images. This new book is a stunning update of modern pigeon veterinary knowledge, written in an easy-to-read manner, with an accent on real information that any fancier can use.

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  • Home
  • About
    • The Flying Vet - blog
    • About Dr Colin Walker
    • About Us
    • AUS/NZ Avian Vets
    • Contact
  • Health and Diagnosis
    • Avian Influenza outbreak
    • The Diagnostic Pathway
    • Diagnosis at a Distance
    • Dropping Interpretation
    • Surgery and Anaesthesia in Pigeons
    • Medical Problems in Young Pigeons
    • Visible Indicators of Health in the Head and Throat
    • Panting --it’s causes
    • Slow Crop – it’s causes
    • Problems of the Breeding Season
    • Medications—the Common Medications used in Pigeons, their dose rates and how to use them with relevant comments
    • Baytril—the Myths and Realities
    • Health Management Programs for all Stages of the Pigeon Year
  • Common Diseases
    • Canker
    • Respiratory Infection
    • Parasitic Diseases
    • Bacterial Diseases >
      • Salmonella
      • Streptococcus
      • E.Coli
    • Viral Diseases >
      • Herpes Virus
      • Pox Virus
      • Circo Virus
      • Adeno Virus
      • Paramyxo Virus
      • Rota Virus
  • Nutrition
    • Practical Feeding for Performance
    • Recommended Grain Blends
    • Supplementation of a diet based on Grain to Provide a more Complete Diet
    • Vitamin Supplementation
    • Pigeon Pellets
    • Probiotic Use in Pigeons
    • Natural Supplements
  • Racing
    • Selection of Birds for the Race team
    • Basketing, Race Day and Race Recovery Protocol
    • ”Doping “ in Pigeons
    • ”One Loft Race” Protocol
  • Products
    • Prescription
    • Non-prescription