Food preferences of cockatiel chicks ( Nymphicus hollandicus ) in captivity
ABSTRACT In order to improve the management and maintenance of the quality of life of captive wild birds, this study aimed to assess the food preferences of cockatiel chicks (Nymphicus hollandicus) kept in captivity. Thirty-two cockatiel chicks, three to 12 months of age, were kept in a galvanized, wire-netted vivarium with six ceramic feeders, two for an extruded diet, two for a dry-mashed diet and two for a seed mixture. Both extruded and dry-mashed food are commercial psittacine diets. Three round ceramic pots were used to provide water. The birds were exposed to 12 hours of artificial ligh... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Escola de Veterinária |
Schlagwörter: | Animal behavior / psittacines / extruded food / food intake / seeds |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28665638 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352017000300683 |