This title covers taxonomy, general management, housing, feeding and breeding with extensive genetic details on primary and combination mutations bred worldwide. Species specific chapters exhibit 455 colour photographs of mutations.
CONTENTS
Taxonomy
General Management
Selection
Sexing
Government Regulations
Transportation/Quarantine
Housing
Suspended/ Conventional Aviaries
Aviary Size/ Substrate/ Framework
Walls/ Roof/ Walkway
Wire/ Fit-out
Feeding
Seed/ Pelleted Diets
Sprouting Seed
Fruits/ Vegetables/ Seeding Grasses
Native Foods
Nutritional Requirements
Vitamins and Minerals
Nutritional Composition of Grains
International Dietary Examples
Breeding
Compatibility/ Bonding
Courtship
Breeding Season
Nesting Logs/ Nestboxes
Nest Materials/ Inspections
Fledgling
Fostering
Leg Rings/ Record Keeping
Hybridisation/ Inbreeding
Handrearing
Growth Charts
Health and Diseases
Recognising a Sick Bird
Keeping Your Birds Healthy
Quarantine Procedures
Common Diseases - Infections/ Non-infectious
First Aid
Supply of Prescription Medications
SPECIES
All Species Chapters include Species Descriptions and information on In The Wild, In Captivity, Status, Housing and Breeding.
Eastern Rosella
Primary Colour Mutations
Combinations of Mutations
Blue-cheeked Rosella
Primary Colour Mutations
Pale-headed Rosella
Primary Colour Mutations
Northern Rosella
Primary Colour Mutations
Combinations of Mutations
Western Rosella
Primary Colour Mutations
Combinations of Mutations
Crimson Rosella
Primary Colour Mutations
Combinations of Mutations
Yellow Rosella
Primary Colour Mutations
Combinations of Mutations
Adelaide Rosella
Primary Colour Mutations
Combinations of Mutations
Green Rosella
Primary Colour Mutations
Combinations of Muations