Diet Values and the Food Consumption of New Zealand Falcons
Journal
Raptor Research
Volume
11
Issue
3 (Fall)
Year
1977
Pages
59-62
Section
Scientific Papers
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Abstract
Five diets were fed to two captive New Zealand Falcons over 12-14-day periods. The smaller male consumed 10.6-15.3 percent by body weight compared to the female's consumption of 8.2-13.0 percent. It was found that 100 g of whole mice were equivalent to 120 g of whole small birds, 132 g of lean hare muscle, 150 g of whole day-old turkey chicks, 151 g of rabbit meat, or 226 g of whole rabbit.
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