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The Journal of Nutrition, 1994
Page 1. Nutrition Through the Life Cycle The Nutrition of the Canary (SerÃ-nuscanarias)i E. JEAN ... more Page 1. Nutrition Through the Life Cycle The Nutrition of the Canary (SerÃ-nuscanarias)i E. JEAN TAYLOR,2 HELEN MR NOTT ANDKAY E. EARLE WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, Waltham-on-the-Wolds, Melton Mowbray, united Kingdom EXPANDED ABSTRACT ...
The Journal of Nutrition, 1994
Birds have a high demand for the amino acid glycine due to its involvement in uric acid biosynthe... more Birds have a high demand for the amino acid glycine due to its involvement in uric acid biosynthesis. Because the ability to synthesize glycine may be limited in the immature liver of young birds, glycine is usually considered to be semiessential in the diet of newly hatched chicks. This study investigated the effects of supplementary dietary glycine on growth and development in budgerigar chicks. Eighteen pairs of breeding budgerigars were randomly assigned to one of three dietary treatment groups. Each pair of birds was offered a seed-based diet and a rearing food that was used as the supplementation medium. One group received an unsupplemented rearing diet (2.7 g glycine/kg), whereas the remaining groups received diets supplemented with 15.0 and 30.0 g glycine/kg, respectively. Sixty-seven chicks were reared with records kept of growth and survival rates. A dietary glycine supplement tended to enhance the growth rate of budgerigar chicks, although this was not significant. There was no influence of diet on the rate of feather growth or the number of chicks that survived to adulthood. Follow-up measurements, conducted 1 y later, indicated that a dietary glycine supplement during development had long-term morphological effects. Bodyweight, tarsus length and beak width were all significantly greater in adult budgerigars that had received the highest level of glycine supplementation as chicks.
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 1996
The domestic cat Felis siloesnis cams is the most accessible member of the family Felidae for the... more The domestic cat Felis siloesnis cams is the most accessible member of the family Felidae for the study of the relationship between food selection and nutrition. In contrast to pack-living animals such as the dog, and opportunistic omnivores such as the rat, the cat is generally able to maintain its normal body weight even when allowed ad libitum access to palatable food by taking small meals and adjusting intake according to the energy density of the food(s) available. The most extreme adaptations to carnivory discovered to date lie in the taste buds of the facial nerve, which are highly responsive to amino acids and unresponsive to many mono-and disaccharides. Preferences for particular foods can be modified by their relative abundance, their novelty, and by aversive consequences such as emesis: the mechanisms whereby these are brought about appear to be similar to those used by omnivorous mammals. COMP BIOCHEM PHYSIOL 114A;3:205-209, 1996.
Crop Protection, 1993
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Animal Behaviour, 1990
... Quick Search All fields Author Search tips (Opens new window) Journal/book title. Volume Issu... more ... Quick Search All fields Author Search tips (Opens new window) Journal/book title. Volume Issue Page Clear all fields Advanced Search. Font Size: Decrease Font Size Increase Font Size. ... Splitting behaviour into bouts. RM Sibly * , HMR Nott * and DJ Fletcher . ...
The domestic dog: its evolution, …, 1995
Page 129. 8 Social and communication behaviour of companion dogs JOHN WS BRADSHAW AND HELEN MR NO... more Page 129. 8 Social and communication behaviour of companion dogs JOHN WS BRADSHAW AND HELEN MR NOTT Page 130. Introduction During the process of domestication, people have taken advantage of the social system ...
The Journal of Nutrition, 1994
Page 1. Nutrition Through the Life Cycle The Nutrition of the Canary (SerÃ-nuscanarias)i E. JEAN ... more Page 1. Nutrition Through the Life Cycle The Nutrition of the Canary (SerÃ-nuscanarias)i E. JEAN TAYLOR,2 HELEN MR NOTT ANDKAY E. EARLE WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, Waltham-on-the-Wolds, Melton Mowbray, united Kingdom EXPANDED ABSTRACT ...
The Journal of Nutrition, 1994
Birds have a high demand for the amino acid glycine due to its involvement in uric acid biosynthe... more Birds have a high demand for the amino acid glycine due to its involvement in uric acid biosynthesis. Because the ability to synthesize glycine may be limited in the immature liver of young birds, glycine is usually considered to be semiessential in the diet of newly hatched chicks. This study investigated the effects of supplementary dietary glycine on growth and development in budgerigar chicks. Eighteen pairs of breeding budgerigars were randomly assigned to one of three dietary treatment groups. Each pair of birds was offered a seed-based diet and a rearing food that was used as the supplementation medium. One group received an unsupplemented rearing diet (2.7 g glycine/kg), whereas the remaining groups received diets supplemented with 15.0 and 30.0 g glycine/kg, respectively. Sixty-seven chicks were reared with records kept of growth and survival rates. A dietary glycine supplement tended to enhance the growth rate of budgerigar chicks, although this was not significant. There was no influence of diet on the rate of feather growth or the number of chicks that survived to adulthood. Follow-up measurements, conducted 1 y later, indicated that a dietary glycine supplement during development had long-term morphological effects. Bodyweight, tarsus length and beak width were all significantly greater in adult budgerigars that had received the highest level of glycine supplementation as chicks.
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 1996
The domestic cat Felis siloesnis cams is the most accessible member of the family Felidae for the... more The domestic cat Felis siloesnis cams is the most accessible member of the family Felidae for the study of the relationship between food selection and nutrition. In contrast to pack-living animals such as the dog, and opportunistic omnivores such as the rat, the cat is generally able to maintain its normal body weight even when allowed ad libitum access to palatable food by taking small meals and adjusting intake according to the energy density of the food(s) available. The most extreme adaptations to carnivory discovered to date lie in the taste buds of the facial nerve, which are highly responsive to amino acids and unresponsive to many mono-and disaccharides. Preferences for particular foods can be modified by their relative abundance, their novelty, and by aversive consequences such as emesis: the mechanisms whereby these are brought about appear to be similar to those used by omnivorous mammals. COMP BIOCHEM PHYSIOL 114A;3:205-209, 1996.
Crop Protection, 1993
ABSTRACT
Animal Behaviour, 1990
... Quick Search All fields Author Search tips (Opens new window) Journal/book title. Volume Issu... more ... Quick Search All fields Author Search tips (Opens new window) Journal/book title. Volume Issue Page Clear all fields Advanced Search. Font Size: Decrease Font Size Increase Font Size. ... Splitting behaviour into bouts. RM Sibly * , HMR Nott * and DJ Fletcher . ...
The domestic dog: its evolution, …, 1995
Page 129. 8 Social and communication behaviour of companion dogs JOHN WS BRADSHAW AND HELEN MR NO... more Page 129. 8 Social and communication behaviour of companion dogs JOHN WS BRADSHAW AND HELEN MR NOTT Page 130. Introduction During the process of domestication, people have taken advantage of the social system ...