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Pied avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

Natuurlijk dieet Pied avocet

The pied avocet is a carnivorous bird that feeds in shallow water. Most of their diet is made up of crustaceans, insects, worms, mollusks. Occasionally, they may consume small fish and plant matter.

Insects
Insects
Invertebrates / crustaceans
Invertebrates / crustaceans

Voedingsadvies Pied avocet

Voerhoeveelheid per dag

5-10%

Voorbeeld van procentberekening

If an animal weighs 0,3 kg and eats 8% of its body weight, it will get
 
0,3 x 0,08 = 0,02 kg feed in total per day

Feed composition

10% Insects and other invertebrates
90% Concentrates

Proportions (fresh product)

0,1 x 0,02 kg = 2 g insects and other invertebrates
0,9 x 0,02 kg = 22 g concentrates


Dieetadviezen

Aanbevolen

Concentrates

Variety of insects

Niet aanbevolen

Bread


Veelvoorkomende ziekten

An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions:

  • Metabolic bone disease

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 gastro-intestinal disturbances.
  • Stimulate foraging behaviour by using feeding puzzles and scatter feeding (read more about feed enrichment and foraging behaviour).
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