Causes of bird losses recorded in a captive-bred wild bird flock between 2011 and 2015

ABSTRACT: This study discusses the causes of bird deaths recorded in a small aviary dedicated to the breeding of a few exotic, wild bird species. Findings from 28 birds were examined over a period of five years. About 40% of the deaths occurred in the first two weeks after hatching in the two most...

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Main Authors: Luiz Gustavo Schneider de Oliveira, Gustavo Pistelli Lipinski, Marina Paula Lorenzett, Verônica Machado Rolim, Sandra Márcia Tietz Marques, David Driemeier, Cláudio Estêvão Farias Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782017000500553&lng=en&tlng=en