Nutrition in the Gouldian finch - developing an optimal 'life-history diet'

胡锦雀的营养——开发最佳的“生活史饮食”

• 批准号: LP0667562
• 负责人: Prof Simon Griffith
• 金额: $ 16.63万
• 依托单位: The University of New South Wales
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2006-04-12 至 2009-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP0667562
• 关键词: Nutrition; Gouldian; finch; developing; optimal

Native Australian birds such as the budgerigar, cockatiel, cockatoo, zebra finch and Gouldian finch dominate the pet trade with tens of millions kept across the world. Currently these birds are fed inadequate diets based on a few generic seeds (of European origin). Our study will investigate the nutritional needs of the Gouldian finch and the nutritional content of native Australian seeds, ultimately designing an optimal diet that will dramatically improve the health of these captive birds. We will develop a new product based on Australian plants, which are adapted to growing in even in the poorest soils and climates in Australia and which will form the basis of a new commercial crop for domestic and international markets.

澳大利亚本土的鸟类，如虎皮鹦鹉、凤头鹦鹉、凤头鹦鹉、斑胸草雀和黄胸草雀，在宠物贸易中占主导地位，世界各地有数千万只。目前，这些鸟类的饲料不足，只有几种普通种子（欧洲起源）。我们的研究将调查黄喉灰雀的营养需求和澳大利亚本土种子的营养含量，最终设计出一种最佳的饮食，这将大大改善这些圈养鸟类的健康状况。我们将开发一种基于澳大利亚植物的新产品，这种植物即使在澳大利亚最贫瘠的土壤和气候条件下也能生长，这将成为国内和国际市场上新的商业作物的基础。