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Pigeon glossary
The words Egyptian fanciers actually use — from kantara and abshad to ring and race — with their English equivalents and a plain definition.
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11 terms
C
- Canker (trichomoniasis)القلاع (التريكوموناس)Health
- A very common protozoal infection showing as yellow cheesy patches in the mouth and throat with a foul smell, spread through shared water and crop milk. Treated with spec…
- CoccidiosisالكوكسيدياHealth
- An intestinal parasite causing diarrhoea, weakness and wasting, especially in young or stressed birds, thriving in damp crowded lofts. Diagnosed from droppings; treated w…
E
- External parasites (lice, mites)الطفيليات الخارجيةHealth
- Feather lice, skin mites and the blood-sucking red mite that feeds at night. Signs are holed feathers, itching and restlessness; treat birds and loft together or they ret…
M
- MoultالقلشHealth
- The yearly feather replacement (mostly late summer–autumn), shedding wing and tail feathers gradually. A stressful period needing higher-protein feeding and rest from rac…
P
- Paramyxovirus (PMV-1)النيوكاسل (الباراميكسو)Health
- A serious virus causing twisted neck, loss of balance, watery droppings and death. There is no cure; the only protection is yearly vaccination, mandatory in most Egyptian…
- Pigeon poxالجدريHealth
- A mosquito-borne virus causing warty lesions on beak, eyelids and feet (sometimes inside the mouth). Peaks in summer; prevented by vaccination and mosquito control in the…
Q
- Quarantineالحجر الصحيHealth
- Isolating any new or sick bird in a separate cage for 2–3 weeks before it joins the loft, watching appetite, droppings and breathing. The cheapest and most effective way…
R
- Respiratory infection (coryza)الرَّشح (الكوريزا)Health
- A respiratory infection with nasal and eye discharge, audible breathing and poor flying. Bacterial or viral, worsened by poor ventilation and dust — the Egyptian word cov…
S
- Salmonellosis (paratyphoid)السالمونيلا (التيفود)Health
- A bacterial infection causing green diarrhoea, swollen wing and leg joints, dead-in-shell and squab deaths. Spread through droppings and water; needs veterinary-guided an…
V
- VaccinationالتحصينHealth
- Giving a vaccine that protects against a specific disease (paramyxo/Newcastle, pox, salmonella). The basic Egyptian programme starts with young birds and repeats yearly b…
W
- Worms (endoparasites)الديدانHealth
- Intestinal parasites (roundworms, hairworms) causing weight loss and dull feathers despite good feeding. Diagnosed by droppings test; routine worming before breeding and…