Distúrbios nutricionais em Psitacídeos criados em cativeiro - Revisão de literatura

Abstract

The Psittacidae family, corresponds to a wide variety of species, such as macaws and parrots, it is globally distributed, being notoriously present in Brazil, having about 80 species. These animals have characteristics of great admiration, such as their ability to mimic and, in some species, vocalization with sounds similar to those of humans. Over the years, the market for unconventional pets has grown remarkably, and among these animals, parrots stands out as the most evidente group bred in captivity. However, these animals have nutritional requirements that are difficult to maintain outside their natural habitat, mainly due to the low variability of food in captivity and the lower energy expenditure than used in nature, another factor that negatively corroborates the nutritional management of these animals, are the erroneous cultural habits employed by tutors. The compilation of these incorrect nutritional management factors favor the development of nutritional disorders in these birds, such as Hypovitaminosis A, Hypocalcemia, Nutritional Secondary, Hyperparathyroidism, among others. Where nutritional pathologies are the main ones found in the clinical routine of birds raised in captivity. Thus, this literature review aims to address and presente the main nutritional disorders in parrots bred in captivity, through an analysis of scientific studies published over a period of 10 years, between 2012 and 2022. Going from nutritional requeriments of these animals, to the main pathologies associated with their nutrition. In this context, from this literature review it was possible to conclude that the main disorders that affect parrots can be corrected mostly with the correct nutritional management.