We go to great effort and expense in attempting to provide the appropriate diet to the variety of species in our care. Yet we actually have a self-renewing resource readily available to us. After extensive research by the medical community regarding the use of larvae in human wound management, the culturing of house fly larvae … Continue Reading
Unfortunately there is not a lot of information available regarding the nutritional requirements of wild birds. Most nutritional research has focused on species that are used as food by humans, with emphasis on chickens. Research has recently been branching out towards the nutritional needs of our companion birds. But it will be a long time … Continue Reading
A. Mouth 1. The Mouth consists of the upper maxilla and the lower mandible and is called the beak2. Lack of teeth may be an adaptation for flight, birds have lighter jaw bones and muscles. 3. The beak and tongue manipulate food. Lacking a soft palate, and the hard palate is divided by a … Continue Reading
What the heck is competitive exclusion? Simply put, it is using “good” bacteria to control “bad” bacteria. It is a naturally occuring process in a bird’s body in which the microflora in a bird’s gut gives it some immunity from infection. The “good” bacteria basically blocks all the sites on the intestinal walls where infection … Continue Reading
Formulating a diet is a fairly complex process. It is much easier to use established diets that have already been researched. But it is good to understand how a diet is formulated. It will help you to understand why certain ingredients and their ratios are important. Knowing how to formulate a diet will also help … Continue Reading
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Longevity RecordsLife Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish; James R. Carey and Debra S. Judge; Odense University Press, ISBN 87-7838-539-3 Birds Table 2. Record Life Spans (years) of Birds ((+) indicates that individual was still alive at the time that life span was recorded) Order/Family Genus/Species Common Name Wild Capt. M/F Reference Anseriformes Anatidae … Continue Reading
Crop milk is produced by a sloughing of fluid-filled cells from the lining of the crop. A hormone called Prolactin stimulates the growth and development of specialized epithelial cells within the crop. 1, 7 Prolactin levels in the adult begin to increase during the last half of egg incubation and remain high until 4 days … Continue Reading
Please Note: This information is an aid to general treatment following initial exam. This is a condensed listing and does not include all possible treatment methods, nor does it replace proper veterinary care. EXTERNAL PARASITES using a soft bristle toothbrush, gently stroke kitten flea powder into fur/feathers. For heavy flea or mite infestation, wrap animal … Continue Reading
Osmosis Osmotic Pressure Hypertonic Isotonic Hypotonic Distribution of Fluids Dehydration Percentage of Dehydration Fluid Replacement Composition of common replacement fluids Osmosis — passive transport of water across a semipermeable membrane. Water tends to move across the membrane until the solute concentration (the amount of solids) on both sides are the same. When water concentration is … Continue Reading