Bird Food Plants from Nature and the Garden

Oftring / Wolf

Bird food plants from nature and the garden. Popular forage plants for ornamental birds and ornamental poultry: cultivation, harvest, suitability, effect. Knowledge from biology and veterinary medicine is united in this specialist book. Suitable plants for a healthy, varied feeding of birds are presented in detail. To trees, bushes, grasses, You will find out about herbs and flowers: - how cultivation and care succeed - what to look out for during harvest and storage - which of the plants you collect in nature and when can - what effects they have (e.g. supply of minerals / vitamins, fighting inflammation ...) Is the plant even suitable for your birds? You can read this under every plant portrait for parrots, parakeets (specially marked: budgies), canaries, fine finches, forest birds and other finch birds as well as ornamental poultry. The basics of nutritional physiology and a list of poisonous plants that you must not feed under any circumstances round off the textbook.

The authors: Biologist Bärbel Oftring is one of the most active authors in German-speaking countries with over 140 non-fiction book publications when it comes to "flora & fauna". After completing her studies with a focus on zoology, botany and paleontology, the nature lover became a specialist author and lecturer. In this book she combines her profound knowledge of plants with practical instructions and helpful tips for bird owners.

Prof. Dr. med. vet. Petra Wolf is a veterinarian and holds the professorship for nutritional physiology and animal nutrition at the University of Rostock. She is a specialist veterinarian for animal nutrition and an internationally highly valued expert and sought-after consultant on feeding issues. Your special preference and profession for the bird world have been incorporated into this specialist book.

Over 140 pages, more than 120 illustrations, expert tips in every plant portrait, including a list of poisonous plants.

SBN 978-3-945440-33-9

Item number: 14044