• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Hand-Rearing of Three Lesser Flamingo Chicks (Phoeniconaias minor)
  • Contributor: Fiorucci, Letizia; Grande, Francesco; Macrelli, Roberto; Schnitzer, Petra; Crosta, Lorenzo
  • imprint: MDPI AG, 2020
  • Published in: Animals
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.3390/ani10081251
  • ISSN: 2076-2615
  • Keywords: General Veterinary ; Animal Science and Zoology
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  • Description: <jats:p>There are few published studies regarding lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) reproduction, crop milk composition, and hand-rearing under human care. Between the end of June and the beginning of August of 2017, three eggs were laid in a group of 29 lesser flamingos kept under human care. Two eggs and one chick were abandoned by the parents, and three chicks were hand-reared. This report describes diet composition, dietary intake, feeding protocols, and growth index, from the first day to 60 days after hatching, for three lesser flamingo chicks.</jats:p>
  • Access State: Open Access