Articles on Diet and Nutrition Plus Food Analysis

[cindy]

Here are articles few we have in our Finchaholics files for reference on diet and nutrition

http://reservedexoticpetvet.netwww.exoticpetvet.net/ 20 Things you should know about your birds nutrition

http://drsophiayin.com/blog/entry/birds ... than_seeds birds need more than seeds

https://ladygouldian.com/content/year-l ... dian-finch Five distinct cycles or seasons

http://gulfcoastfinches.com/the_green_day_diet Green Day diet by Doug Taylor (like this one a lot)

http://www.landofvos.com/articles/kitchenxiii.html Kitchen Physician - Greening of the Parrot Diet (can be applied to finches as well)

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Nutritional Analysis of some foods we feed our birds that I put together for easy reference


** Nutritional Analysis of a cup of hard boiled egg..... there is an option to change the quantity of egg served to see the food value it contains

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/dai ... ucts/117/2

** Nutritional Analysis of a cup of raw kale

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/veg ... cts/2461/2

** Nutritional Analysis of a cup of raw carrots

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/veg ... cts/2383/2

** Nutritional Analysis of a cup of boiled no salt corn

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/veg ... cts/2416/2

** Nutritional Analysis of a raw yellow corn

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/veg ... cts/2416/2

** Nutritional Analysis of raw broccoli tops

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/veg ... cts/2816/2

** Nutritional Analysis of Romaine

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/veg ... cts/2475/2 (disappointing)

** Nutritional Analysis of parsley (high in C, K & Folate)

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/veg ... cts/2513/2

** Nutritional Analysis of peas cooked no salt

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/veg ... cts/2521/2 (many good vitamins and minerals)

*** Nutritional Analysis of mealworms

Fat 27.2%, Protein 49.6%, Carbohydrates 6.9 grams/100, Calories 135 calories/100 grams

http://www.exoticnutrition.com/limein.html

*** Nutritional analysis of store bought frozen bloodworms (few varieties)

Protein

4.7% min

Fat

0.3% min

Fiber

0.8% max

Moisture

97.0% max

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/p ... atid=16865

Guaranteed Analysis:




Min. Crude Protein….55%

Min. Crude Fat………..3%

Max. Crude Fiber…….5%
Max. Moisture………. 5%
http://www.omegasea.net/products/nutrit ... lood-worms

The nutritional value of bloodworms is considered to be very good. Chemical analysis shows that bloodworms contain about 9% dry matter and of this about 65% is crude protein, ten percent is crude fat and about 10 percent is ash. They contain 15. % Nitrogen free extract. They are also a good source of iron for fish since they contain hemoglobin in their blood. (article list on the site is excellent regarding bloodworms)

http://www.members.tripod.com/discus_un ... worms.html

[finchmix22]

cindy
Thanks for the articles. Great reference information!

[cindy]

I am trying to build a good resource library on my group page for diet/nutrition, health, species and their mutations, resources for supplies, etc.

[kristofer]

Great links! I read a few of those articles already. It really shows you that keeping birds or any type of animal is not as easy sometimes as one may think

[Rox]

Some excellent articles, thank you!

[monotwine]

Thank you! Great info

[cindy]

You're welcome!!!