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Guest karl adams
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were is the best place to send pigeon droppings for sampling and were is the nearest vets that know about pigeons in the west midlands

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http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/az/face_content_frame_proc?p_ref=APP170&p_media=INTERNET&p_spec=SPEC948

 

Business name NORTHERN HYGIENE LABORATORIES LTD

Description MICROBIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL TESTING OF FOOD SAMPLES, MICROBIOLOGICAL TESTING OF WATER SAMPLES, HYGIENE TESTING AND TRAINING IN THE AFOREMENTIONED AREAS

Address THORPE HOUSE,  

Locality KELLYTHORPE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE

DRIFFIELD

EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE

YO25 9DJ

Telephone 01377 241945

Fax 01377 241910

Email info@northernhygiene.co.uk

Company type Private

Professional bodies UKAS ACCREDITED - DEFRA APPROVED

  • 1 month later...
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You can buy a droppings and swab testing kit from here http://pigeons.taylorschoice.co.uk/products/163914_dropping&&swab_testing_kit.php and simply send off in the packaging provided and you get your results within 24 hours.

 

Chris

 

takes 6 to 8 weeks to get a proper culture growth on a petri dish ?

  • 3 months later...
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any of the above or Lizy Rigby will send you test kits, take swabs, collect droppings and mail them back to the lab. They will contact you with results.

Guest Davy Fleming
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Hi Guys, Listen and listen very carefully to this and I definately say this without fear of contradiction. If you are serious about getting your pigeons right for cocci , canker , worms , bacteria , fungal, or ANY other problems. Gary Spavin in Lancaster  is an absolute genius, if you care to go and see him he will show you right there and then on a large moniter in front of your eyes what he is doing and what he is looking for and tell you exactly what to do to get them right. Ask what ever you like and you will get an education from him if you are prepared to listen. ALL his medicines are made from natural herbs and not muck. Phone him, see him, make up your own mind and then do whatever you want but ignore him at your peril any other questions give me a ring on 07961441470  

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Hi Guys, Listen and listen very carefully to this and I definately say this without fear of contradiction. If you are serious about getting your pigeons right for cocci , canker , worms , bacteria , fungal, or ANY other problems. Gary Spavin in Lancaster  is an absolute genius, if you care to go and see him he will show you right there and then on a large moniter in front of your eyes what he is doing and what he is looking for and tell you exactly what to do to get them right. Ask what ever you like and you will get an education from him if you are prepared to listen. ALL his medicines are made from natural herbs and not muck. Phone him, see him, make up your own mind and then do whatever you want but ignore him at your peril any other questions give me a ring on 07961441470  

 

Gary Spavin , i dint realize he was a vet ? does he cary these test in a controlled enviroment ? and surely swabs would have to be grown on a petridish for respirity and microplasma  :-/

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The best way is to learn to do it yourself. I don't trust a lot of the people who advertise the service. I know that some of them don't do it properly and mislead you. Some of them allow their staff to do it and others claim to do it when in fact they would not be able to get a result because the samples are too stale to give reliable results. This applies to post mortems especially. To be totally sure that you have seen canker and hexamita you would normally rely on motility to be sure. Samples sent by post will have killed the bugs before they get anywhere near the microscope. Obviously, I would not sugest that they are all con men but a lot definately are.

Another reason for doing your own is the fact that you need to test again after you have treated for a problem. Medication does not always work first time. I have seen cases of cocci and yeast that have been really difficult to treat. If you do not check after the treatment you would never find out.

If you must use a lab, take the samples yourself so that they are fresh. And ask to see the slides under the microscope so that you know for sure that you are being told the truth. Sorry if I sound scepticle but I've had by experts but at least I've learned from it.

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. Samples sent by post will have killed the bugs before they get anywhere near the microscope. Obviously, I would not sugest that they are all con men but a lot definately are.

Another reason for doing your own is the fact that you need to test again after you have treated for a problem. Medication does not always work first time. I have seen cases of cocci and yeast that have been really difficult to treat. If you do not check after the treatment you would never find out.

If you must use a lab, take the samples yourself so that they are fresh. And ask to see the slides under the microscope so that you know for sure that you are being told the truth. Sorry if I sound scepticle but I've had by experts but at least I've learned from it.

 

swabs sent by post should be in a solution this feeds the samples whilst in transit , as you say some are unscruplous and dont see what the bacteria or infection / ailment responds too , thats where the problem lies , a guy that knows what hes looking for can tell you its ailment but a avian vet can treat it effectively because they test or treat with a medicine which is spectrum specific

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K.Winter,116 Canon Cockin Street,Sunderland.07709416268 for crop&dropping testing,cost ?20.

 

if i was sending them away hes the one that would get them in the post..

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if i was sending them away hes the one that would get them in the post..

:)he also sales speed plus from med pet this stuf is rocket fuel ;)

 

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if i was sending them away hes the one that would get them in the post..

 

he be ok at testing but hows he going to get p.o.m he aint a vet  ?

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quite happy with the s,a,c,c [scottish agricultural college] at the" bush estate" near pennicuick ,, the doctor there is  a  most helpfull and gennuine  guy,  and an expert top     avian vet, knowing him fairly well,  over the years , will take the time to answer any questions i put to him , a real gentleman :)

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quite happy with the s,a,c,c [scottish agricultural college] at the" bush estate" near pennicuick ,, the doctor there is  a  most helpfull and gennuine  guy,  and an expert top     avian vet, knowing him fairly well,  over the years , will take the time to answer any questions i put to him , a real gentleman :)

 

can you pm me with the phone nos and address jimmy

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quite happy with the s,a,c,c [scottish agricultural college] at the" bush estate" near pennicuick ,, the doctor there is  a  most helpfull and gennuine  guy,  and an expert top     avian vet, knowing him fairly well,  over the years , will take the time to answer any questions i put to him , a real gentleman :)

 

sounds like the real deal  :) perhaps put details up for rest of Scotish fanciers ;)

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quite happy with the s,a,c,c [scottish agricultural college] at the" bush estate" near pennicuick ,, the doctor there is  a  most helpfull and gennuine  guy,  and an expert top     avian vet, knowing him fairly well,  over the years , will take the time to answer any questions i put to him , a real gentleman :)
pm me too jimmy great to have someone local well within 60 miles

 

 

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