The plant extract helps prevent the spread in the intestine of pathogenic micro organisms, however, the truly remarkable thing about this plant extract – which is called allicin, – is that it is completely harmless to the friendly bacteria of the gut. The other ingredient is a live population of beneficial lactic acid bacteria able to colonise the intestine of the bird, the division of this activity makes Strike unique. In effect, Strike replaces the harmful bacteria in the gut and replaces them with beneficial types.
When would you as a pigeon fancier use STRIKE ?, the times of use are when its needed of course, say in the case of loose droppings which all lofts suffer from at various times of the year, usually when the birds are under some kind of stress from breeding, ill health or racing. We certainly recommend its use for 5 days before pairing birds up, and the same a couple of weeks before racing begins. It is the first thing any fancier should reach for when the birds are experiencing loose droppings or just generally looking ‘sorry for themselves’.
If you are experiencing trouble, our advice is to immediately put the birds onto GEMTHEPAX mixed onto the corn and STRIKE into the drinkering water. More often than not this will resolve the problem, but if it persists, have them looked at by a qualified avian veterinary surgeon. Never resort to indiscriminate use of antibiotics, it never pays in the long run.