What pigeons really need

L-Carnitine & Co. in the race: How to specifically boost the energy metabolism of your racing pigeons

More energy. More stability. More willingness to perform during the racing season. When racing pigeons go on races, they perform exceptionally well, with their metabolism working at full speed during endurance flights at up to 10-15 times the resting metabolic rate. While other animal species mainly rely on carbohydrates during exercise, racing pigeons mainly use fat as an energy source. This is precisely where their enormous endurance potential lies - but also a [...]

Care plan for the races: orientation for the fancier, performance stability for racing pigeons

With the new menu item „Care plans“, BergerPIGEONS now provides a practice-orientated plan that starts exactly where races are decided: in the days between two races. The newly published care plan for the phase between races is aimed at racing pigeon fanciers who want to clearly structure their feeding, supplementation and support without having to put their pigeons in a [...]

Clostridia in the intestines of racing pigeons: Invisible brake on performance during the racing season

Or, why do healthy pigeons lose performance during the season? Many fanciers are familiar with this phenomenon: the pigeons appear healthy on the outside, the training is good, the feed is of high quality and yet the hoped-for results do not materialise. The animals do not come home sick, but noticeably later. An often overlooked factor lies within the pigeon: intestinal health. To be more precise [...]