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Record Nr.

UNISA996209768003316

Autore

Gage Laurie J.

Titolo

Hand-rearing birds / / Laurie J. Gage, Rebecca S. Duerr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ames, Iowa : , : Blackwell Publishing, , 2007

©2007

ISBN

1-282-29104-1

9786612291043

0-470-37639-2

0-470-37630-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (457 p.)

Disciplina

636.5

Soggetti

Cage birds

Captive wild birds

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Hand-Rearing Birds; Table of Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1: General Care; 2: Chick Identification; 3: Incubation of Eggs; 4: Ratites; 5: Penguins; 6: Grebes; 7: Pelicans; 8: Flamingos; 9: Shorebirds; 10: Gulls and Terns; 11: Alcids; 12: Ducks, Geese, and Swans; 13: Eagles; 14: Hawks, Falcons, Kites, Osprey, and New World Vultures; 15: Condors; 16: Herons and Egrets; 17: Domestic Poultry; 18: Wild Turkeys, Quail, Grouse, and Pheasants; 19: Cranes; 20: Pigeons and Doves; 21: Parrots; 22: Lorikeets; 23: Roadrunners; 24: Owls; 25: Goatsuckers; 26: Turacos; 27: Hummingbirds

28: Swifts 29: Mousebirds; 30: Hornbills, Kingfishers, Hoopoes, and Bee-eaters; 31: Woodpeckers; 32: Toucans; 33: Corvids; 34: Passerines: Hand-Feeding Diets; 35: Passerines: House Finches, Goldfinches, and House Sparrows; 36: Passerines: American Robins, Mockingbirds, Thrashers, Waxwings, and Bluebirds; 37: Passerines: Swallows, Bushtits, and Wrens; 38: Passerines: Exotic Finches; Appendix I: Important Contacts; Appendix II: Energy Requirements for Growing Birds; Appendix III: Resources for Products Mentioned; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Hand-Rearing Birds will provide the reader with a guide to the best methods of hand rearing all major species of birds. The book is broken



into two sections. The first section covers standard hand raising methods and equipment, while the second provides individual chapters devoted to many major avian species. This book will be an invaluable reference for shelter veterinarians, zoo veterinarians, avian veterinarians, aviculturists, bird enthusiasts, and conservationists alike.