Let’s Eat! Encouraging Self–Feeding Behavior in Waterfowl

Authors

  • Michele Goodman, VMD Elmwood Park Zoo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53607/wrb.v36.130

Keywords:

Waterfowl, self–feeding, nutrition, natural history

Abstract

Waterfowl may not self–feed for a wide variety of reasons including species, food type or presentation, stress, underlying injury or illness, or other husbandry concerns. Understanding natural history, wild diet, and food presentation methods can help to improve self–feeding behavior.

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Author Biography

Michele Goodman, VMD, Elmwood Park Zoo

Michele Goodman is the founding director of Webbed Foot Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic, a facility specializing in the care of waterfowl. With her husband, Michele is the co–owner of Leucopsis Products, a company that manufactures aquatic bird rearing cubicles for use in aviculture, rehabilitation, and zoologic institutions. Dr. Goodman is currently the Director of Veterinary Services at the Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown, PA.

References

Miller, E. A., M. Goodman, and S. Cox. 2017. NWRA Wildlife Formulary, 4th edition. National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association: St. Cloud, MN.

Myers, D. 2007. Fluid Therapy Considerations for Wildlife. Pp. 26–39 in Topics in Wildlife Medicine: Emergency and Critical Care (F. S. Tseng and M. A. Mitchell, editors). National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association: St. Cloud, MN.

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Published

2021-06-21

How to Cite

Goodman, M. (2021). Let’s Eat! Encouraging Self–Feeding Behavior in Waterfowl. Wildlife Rehabilitation Bulletin, 36(1), 18–22. https://doi.org/10.53607/wrb.v36.130

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 1 (2018)

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