Currently the only available preventative is Histostat an arsenical which may cause slight growth depression. Treated birds should be moved to noncontaminated premises to prevent reinfection. Trichomoniasis Definition Trichomoniasis is a disease of the upper digestive tract, seen in pigeons, doves, raptors, turkeys, chickens as well as many other wild birds. The disease is called canker in pigeons and frounce in falcons. With the current improved management practices in the poultry industry trichomoniasis is not common in turkeys and chickens.
Outbreaks usually occur in warm climates or during warm weather.
Tg is a pear-shaped flagellated protozoan with 4 anterior flagella and an undulating membrane to provide motility. Transmission Nearly all pigeons are carriers of Tg. The pathogenicity of the different strains of Tg is very variable. Raptors often contract trichomoniasis by eating infected pigeons and doves. Turkeys and chickens contract the disease by drinking stagnant surface water containing T. gallinae .