Effects of two diets on the haematology, plasma chemistry and intestinal flora of budgerigars (<i>Melopsittacus undulatus</i>)

Fischer, Ines; Christen, C; Lutz, Hans; Gerlach, H.; Hässig, Michael; Hatt, Jean‐Michel

doi:10.1136/vr.159.15.480

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“…The possible biological explanations for this and what this means for the budgerigar’s wellbeing are discussed. The daily food intake was reported to be 2.6–6.4 g/bird in previous studies [ 59 , 60 , 61 ]. The food consumption of 4.62–5.14 g/bird, which was found in the present study, was within the results of previous studies.…”

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Comparison of Some Behavioural Responses in Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) Raised in Cages Enriched with Coloured LED Lights

ERGÜN

Taşkın

2022

Animals

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This study examined the effects of exposure to coloured LED lights on some behavioural responses, food and water consumption, and live weight in budgerigars kept in captivity using behavioural tests to compare different lighting conditions. Budgerigars’ feeding, comfort, social, fear, and resting behaviours and behavioural reactions to a new environment were studied. Twelve male birds were assigned to four groups, with three birds in each group. They were provided with food and water ad libitum in wire cages at 25 ± 2°C in a room. The study was conducted with 10 h of natural light, 6 h of LED light (white, blue, yellow, and red LED lights), and 8 h of darkness. Their behaviours in the cages were observed. Home cage avoidance (HCA) and two open field tests (OFT) were performed. No difference was observed in the LW and food consumption, but the blue and yellow groups consumed less water. The blue group displayed more comfort and social behaviours. In the HCA test, the red group demonstrated higher reactions. Furthermore, the birds in the yellow group stayed closer to the centre of the platform in the OFT I test, and they chose the compartment simulating their familiar environment in the OFT II test. Consequently, it was concluded that first yellow and then blue lights may be used to prevent stress-related problems for these birds. Our findings could be used to improve the hand-rearing conditions of captive budgerigars.

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Comparison of Some Behavioural Responses in Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) Raised in Cages Enriched with Coloured LED Lights

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2022

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“…23 Changes to gastrointestinal pH or bacterial flora have been shown to occur with, or result from, M. ornithogaster infection and, whilst commonly related to diet, may also be the result of gastrointestinal ulceration or administration of previous medications, suggesting that individual variation or response to previous therapies may explain the variable response to AmB seen within this treatment group. 24,25 Treatment failure with in-water medications is often attributed to birds that fail to drink or are drinking sub-normal amounts of liquid when they are sick. 4 In this study, we evaluated water consumption to ensure that the birds were drinking the medicated water.…”

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Inconsistent efficacy of water‐soluble amphotericin B for the treatment of Macrorhabdus ornithogaster in a budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) aviary

2020

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Objective To assess the efficacy of a commercially available in‐water amphotericin B treatment for Macrorhabdus ornithogaster. Design Clinical treatment trial. Methods Faecal shedding of 16 naturally infected budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) was monitored while they were being treated using in‐water amphotericin B, as per the manufacturer's instructions, for 10 days. Any birds that remained positive after 10 days received a further 10 day course of treatment. All birds were rechecked 16 days after the end of the second treatment period. Results At the conclusion of treatment, 11 birds had stopped shedding M. ornithogaster, and 5 birds were still shedding. Sixteen days after the conclusion of the second treatment period, four birds that were negative after 10 days of treatment were shedding again, and two of the birds that were treated for 20 days were shedding. In addition, one bird from each treatment group died after treatment and before follow‐up testing. Conclusion These findings represent a 36% treatment failure, suggesting that treatment with the commercially available, water‐soluble amphotericin B has inconsistent efficacy against M. ornithogaster in some budgerigars in Australia and is not effective for eliminating it from budgerigar aviaries.

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“…A study was conducted in budgerigars to compare haematological and biochemical parameters of two groups of birds fed either on seed mixture diet or on commercially formulated diet during 1 year (Fischer et al., ). The authors did not notice any difference regarding the haematological parameters.…”

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The diet of adult psittacids: veterinarian and ethological approaches

Péron

Grosset²

2013

Animal Physiology Nutrition

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SummaryParrots species are kept as pets because of their colours, their vocal abilities, their longevity and also their behaviours. Nevertheless, many owners do not know how to feed their bird in a healthy way and sometimes veterinarians and ethologists are confronted to dramatic situations. Diet is a key factor to prevent and reduce health and psychogenic disorders. Imbalance can lead to physical, physiological and behavioural modifications that can weaken the owner-bird relationship, cause bird discomfort and sometimes threaten its survival. Psittacids are known for their complex cognitive and communicative abilities. They are social animals and need many interactions. Kept in captivity, they could suffer from boredom because of lack of stimulations and also because of lack of possibility to explore and to forage, which could represent up to 70% of their day time in the wild. Indeed, humans control every parameter in the environment of pet psittacids. They provide a highly digestible diet. In captivity, foraging is not mandatory, and the bird can get bored. Here, we present a review of the literature regarding the quality of the diet and health disorders on one hand and the interaction between foraging opportunities and psychogenic disorders in adult psittacids on the other hand.

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Effects of two diets on the haematology, plasma chemistry and intestinal flora of budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus)

Cited by 11 publications

References 20 publications

Comparison of Some Behavioural Responses in Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) Raised in Cages Enriched with Coloured LED Lights

Comparison of Some Behavioural Responses in Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) Raised in Cages Enriched with Coloured LED Lights

Inconsistent efficacy of water‐soluble amphotericin B for the treatment of Macrorhabdus ornithogaster in a budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) aviary

The diet of adult psittacids: veterinarian and ethological approaches

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