Cattle egret
Bubulcus ibis
Natuurlijk dieet Cattle egret
Cattle egrets are carnivorous birds that primarily consume insects such as locusts and grasshoppers. Besides this, they also eat rodents, small reptiles, crustaceans and mollusks.
Voedingsadvies Cattle egret
Voerhoeveelheid per dag
15-20%
Voorbeeld van procentberekening
If an animal weighs 0,35 kg and eats 15% of its body weight, it will get
0,35 x 0,15 = 0,05 kg feed in total per day
Feed composition
30% Meat and whole prey
40% Insects and other invertebrates
30% Concentrates
Proportions (fresh product)
0,3 x 0,05 kg = 16 g meat and whole prey
0,4 x 0,05 kg = 21 g insects and other invertebrates
0,3 x 0,05 kg = 16 g concentrates
Voedingsadvies Cattle egret
Voerhoeveelheid per dag
15-20%
Voorbeeld van procentberekening
If an animal weighs 0,35 kg and eats 15% of its body weight, it will get
0,35 x 0,15 = 0,05 kg feed in total per day
Feed composition
30% Meat and whole prey
40% Insects and other invertebrates
30% Concentrates
Proportions (fresh product)
0,3 x 0,05 kg = 16 g meat and whole prey
0,4 x 0,05 kg = 21 g insects and other invertebrates
0,3 x 0,05 kg = 16 g concentrates
Dieetadviezen
Aanbevolen
Variety of insects
Whole prey (mice or chicks)
Niet aanbevolen
Bread
Veelvoorkomende ziekten
An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions:
- Secondary nutritional hyperparathyroidism
- Hypervitaminosis E
Aanvullend advies
- Divide the “Feed quantity per day” over at least two feeding moments per day.
- Avoid feeding bread as the high starch content may cause intestinal disturbances.
- Stimulate foraging behaviour by using feeding puzzles and scatter feeding (read more about feed enrichment and foraging behaviour).
Dieetadviezen
Aanbevolen
Variety of insects
Whole prey (mice or chicks)
Niet aanbevolen
Bread
Veelvoorkomende ziekten
An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions:
- Secondary nutritional hyperparathyroidism
- Hypervitaminosis E
