Excreta quality and digestive function of singly versus couple caged Sardinian partridges (Alectoris barbara barbara Bonnaterre, 1790) as non-invasive indicators of birds' coping ability to forced pairing.
forced pairing
game bird
non-invasive parameters
welfare
Journal
Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition
ISSN: 1439-0396
Titre abrégé: J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl)
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 101126979
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2022
Jul 2022
Historique:
revised:
25
03
2021
received:
02
12
2020
accepted:
03
05
2021
pubmed:
21
6
2021
medline:
9
7
2022
entrez:
20
6
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The Sardinian partridge is a monogamous wild bird species of least concern according to IUCN list at present, though formerly accounted among threatened species for decades. The creation of couples is crucial in captivity, because forced pairing in cages can lead to poor welfare of birds, specially of females. This study investigated the impact of single versus couple caging of Sardinian partridges during non-laying period based on the collection and interpretation of indirect and non-invasive parameters (feed intake; space availability; excreta quality; and nutrient utilization). A total of 24 couples of breeding partridges were enrolled for two consequent phases of a same investigation (lasting 15 days each). During phase 1, all couples were fed ad libitum with a pelleted complete diet (DM, 905 g kg
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
854-859Informations de copyright
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