Use of collard green stalks as environmental enrichment for cockatiels ( Nymphicus hollandicus ) kept in captivity
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of collard green stalks as environmental enrichment on the behavior of cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus) maintained in captivity. Sixteen birds were housed individually in cages and fed a commercial diet for parrots and seed mix, with water ad libitum during 12 days in climatic chamber with temperature and relative humidity simulating tropical conditions. The animals (n = 8) were divided into two groups, control and enriched, and the experimental period was divided into two phases (during and after enrichment) of four days eac... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Vol 69, Iss 3, Pp 718-724 |
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
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Schlagwörter: | pássaro / bem-estar animal / animais cativos / enriquecimento alimentar / psitacídeo / Animal culture / SF1-1100 |
Sprache: | Englisch Portuguese |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27488905 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-4162-8988 |