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Autore: |
Gage Laurie J.
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Titolo: |
Hand-rearing birds / / Laurie J. Gage, Rebecca S. Duerr
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Pubblicazione: | Ames, Iowa : , : Blackwell Publishing, , 2007 |
©2007 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (457 p.) |
Disciplina: | 636.5 |
Soggetto topico: | Cage birds |
Captive wild birds | |
Persona (resp. second.): | DuerrRebecca S. |
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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Hand-rearing birds ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-282-29104-1 |
9786612291043 | |
0-470-37639-2 | |
0-470-37630-9 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 996209768003316 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. di Salerno |
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