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Gouldian Health Book
By Dr Rob Marshall

Table Of Contents

Introduction

  • Introduction
  • Finches in their Natural Environment
  • Feeding Options
  • Classification of Finches
  • Pathways to Breeding Success

Chapter 1- The Gouldian in Nature

  • Introduction
  • The Gouldian in Nature
  • Breeding in Nature
  • Moult in Nature

Chapter 2 - The Captive Gouldian

  • Introduction
  • Moult in Captivity
  • Behaviour in Captivity
  • Normal versus Mutation Gouldian
    • Mutation Gouldian
    • Problems of Mutation Gouldian
    • Polyomavirus & Mutation Problems
  • The Importance of Breeding Condition
  • Housing & Breeding Systems
    • Artificial Lighting and Heating
    • Temperature & Humidity Control
    • Running Eggs and Foster Parents
  • Feeding Behaviour of Gouldians
  • Critical Times for Gouldian Health
    • Critical Times for Nestlings
    • Critical times for Juveniles
    • Critical times for Mature Birds
  • Susceptibility to Cold & Wet Conditions
    • Nestlings - Susceptibility to Cold/ Wet Conditions.
    • Juveniles - Susceptibility to Cold/ Wet Conditions.
    • Breeding Birds - Susceptibility to the Cold.
  • Disease Susceptibility
  • Identifying Weak Individuals
  • Golden Rules for Breeding

Chapter 3 - Gouldian Health & Happiness

  • Introduction
  • Essentials of Gouldian Happiness
  • Health Principles
  • Clean food
    • Soaked Seed Preparation Technique
  • Balanced Nutrition
  • Nutritional Issues for Breeding
  • Energy for Breeding
  • Protein for Breeding
  • Soft Foods, Energy & Protein for Breeding
  • Soft Foods & Energy for Breeding
  • Soaked Seed and Soft Foods Options
  • Soft Foods & Seed Recipes for Breeding
  • Vitamins for Breeding
  • Minerals & Trace elements for Breeding .
  • Clean Water & Water Cleansers
  • Moisture problems

Chapter 4 - Programmes for Gouldians
Breeding Programme

  • Programme in chart form
  • Alan Simpson’s Soft Food Recipes
  • Nutritional Aspects of Breeding
  • Disease Prevention during Breeding

moult Programme
  • Introduction
  • Moult & Health
  • Juvenile Moult Patterns
  • Relationship between moult and breeding
  • Nutrition during Moult & Breeding
  • Delayed Moult, Airsac Mite & Disease
  • Moult Programme

Juvenile Health
  • Introduction
  • Information on Juvenile Health
  • Overcrowding & Juvenile Health
  • Health Programme for Juveniles
  • Disease Prevention For Juveniles

Chapter 5 - Water Cleansers

Chapter 6 - Emergency First Aid

  • Introduction
  • Emergency Procedures
  • Hospital Cage Preparation
  • Quik Gel & Emergency First Aid Treatment

Chapter 7 - Mixed Finch Collection Information

  • Introduction
  • Classification of Grass Finches
    • Breeding & the moult
    • Avoiding Breeding Problems
    • Compatibility
  • Individual Finch Species Description
    • Australian Finches - temperate
    • Foreign Finches - temperate
    • Australian Finches - tropical
    • Foreign Finches - Tropical
  • Lists of Difficulties or ease of breeding Different Finch species
    • Easy-to-Breed Foreign Finches
    • Easy-to-Breed Finches
    • Hardy Finches
    • Cold Sensitive Finches
    • Wet Sensitive Finches
    • Wet Resistant Finches
    • Potentially Aggressive Finches
    • Difficult-to-Breed Australian Finches
    • Compatible Finches
    • Species Best Housed on their Own
    • Species Best Housed as Single Pairs
  • Opportunistic-type Finches
    • Introduction
    • Opportunistic Australian Finches
    • Opportunistic Foreign Finches
  • Health Issues
    • Danger Months
    • Health, moult & breeding
    • Advantages of allocating time for the Moult.
    • DR Rob marshall’s Health Programme

Chapter 8 - Medicine Choice Based on Symptoms

  • Introduction
  • Medicine Choice List
  • Emergency First Aid Instructions
  • Emergency Procedure for Gouldian Finches
  • Medicine Choice based on Symptoms

Chapter 9 - Medicine & Diseases Description

Chapter 10 - Medicine & Diseases Description

Chapter 11 - Health Product Information

  • Vitamins & Trace Elements
    • Dufoplus
    • Ioford NF
  • Vitamins & Carbo-Energy Supplements
    • E-powder
    • QuikGel
    • NV Powder
  • Vitamins & Oil- Energy & protein Supplement
    • Turbobooster
  • Vitamins & Minerals
    • F-vite

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