Chapter 45. The European Starling
- Robert Hubrecht,
- James Kirkwood
Published Online: 8 FEB 2010
DOI: 10.1002/9781444318777.ch45
Copyright © 2010 the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare
Book Title
The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory and Other Research Animals, Eighth Edition
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How to Cite
Bateson, M. and Asher, L. (2010) The European Starling, in The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory and Other Research Animals, Eighth Edition (eds R. Hubrecht and J. Kirkwood), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444318777.ch45
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UFAW, The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire AL4 8AN, UK
Publication History
- Published Online: 8 FEB 2010
- Published Print: 26 MAR 2010
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ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405175234
Online ISBN: 9781444318777
- Summary
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Keywords:
- European starling (Sturnus vulgaris L.), medium-sized song-bird family Sturnidae, sub-order Oscines;
- starlings, readily available and robust species - settling fast in captivity and in good health;
- starlings used in laboratory research - caught from the wild;
- starlings, cavity nesters - usually colonial breeders with nests;
- captive starlings - in wide variety of enclosures of different sizes and shapes;
- cages equipped with adequate perches - for all birds, to reduce competition;
- sexually dimorphic features in starlings;
- bill and claw trimming;
- captive starlings, rarely with disease problems - if husbandry is good;
- abnormal behaviour pattern - by caged starlings, somersaulting or flipping stereotypy
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Biological overview
Laboratory management
Laboratory procedures
Common welfare problems
Further reading
References