A study on Care and Management Practices of Pet Birds in Dhaka and Chattogram Metropolitan area

Abstract

A thorough investigation into pet bird management procedures with respect to purpose, breeding, health care, welfare and feeding practices was conducted in Dhaka and the Chattogram Metropolitan area. This study was conducted from January 2022 to July 2022. To put the study into practice, a comprehensive questionnaire was created and information was gathered from 79 aviculturists. This study revealed that most owners were keeping their pet birds as a hobby (43%). According to this study, identifying the sex of birds was a significant issue for bird owners and this was very important for the breeding of birds. The majority of bird owners used physical appearance to define sex (38%). Sex identification by deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a scientific process which was also used by some owners (30%). The majority of pet birds lived entirely in cages (94%). The only health management techniques used were vaccination (8%) and deworming (85%). Most bird owners practiced good hygiene to keep their birds healthy, most bird owners practiced good hygiene. 49% of the owners cleaned the cages on their own using detergent (35%), normal water (47%). So most of the owners used normal water for cleaning. Almost all the owners maintained proper feeding and watering for their birds. Most of the birds had good relationships with their owners but they were not fully tamed (65%). A lower number (35%) of birds were fully tamed by their owners. The management techniques were all acceptable to the birds in this survey. In this study, most of the owners said that they don’t get enough help or proper guidance from professionals. So we should do more work in this sector.