Vogelfutterpflanzen aus Natur und Garten

Bird feed plants from nature and garden. Popular feed plants for ornamental birds and poultry: cultivation, harvest, suitability, effects. Knowledge from biology and veterinary medicine comes together in this specialist book. Suitable plants for a healthy, varied diet for birds are presented in detail. You will learn about trees, shrubs, grasses, herbs, and flowers:

• how to successfully cultivate and care for them
• what to pay attention to during harvest and storage
• which plants you can collect in nature and when
• what effects they have (e.g., mineral/vitamin supply, combating inflammation...)

Is the plant suitable for your birds? You can find this information under each plant profile, specifically for parrots, budgerigars (specifically noted: budgies), canaries, finches, woodland birds, and other finch species, as well as for ornamental poultry. The basics of nutritional physiology and a list of toxic plants that you must never feed round off the specialist book.

The authors: Dipl.-Biologist Bärbel Oftring is one of the most active authors in the German-speaking world, with over 140 non-fiction publications on flora and fauna. After studying zoology, botany, and paleontology, the nature lover became a specialist author and editor. She combines her extensive plant knowledge in this book with practical instructions and helpful tips for bird keepers.

Prof. Dr. med. vet. Petra Wolf is a veterinarian and holds the chair in nutritional physiology and animal nutrition at the University of Rostock. She is a specialist veterinarian in animal nutrition and an internationally respected expert and sought-after consultant in feeding issues. Her special passion and profession for the avian world are reflected in this specialist book.

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