Moin, Moin,
in Foren in deutschen Halterbüchern und mit Google kommt man wohl nicht wirklich weit, da schreibt einer vom andern ab und das war es dann.
Da ich die Frage schon lange höre, denke ich es ist gerechtfertigt hier ein Fundstücke abzulegen. Ich habe dazu aber noch keine Bewertung. Im Zweifel muss man sich durch die angegebene Literatur graben.
Quelle
"Avocado. There are studies showing avocado (Persia Americana) is harmful when fed to cockatiels (37, 85) . There are a number of cultivars, and toxicity may be cultivar specific. Clipsham has written about the possible toxicity of avocado in birds (24) noting its toxicity in ostriches (1
. However, Smith noted that feral flocks of parrots in Florida partake of them on a regular basis and a Florida aviculturalist who kept his birds in an old avocado orchard where his birds had access to them never experienced any difficulty (8
. Toxicity may be related to bird size or typical diet with cockatiels and budgerigars being more sensitive because they are smaller and seed eaters (106) . To be safe, though, it is porbably best to avoid feeding your parrot avocado, especially their peel, seeds and branches."
Die passenden Fußnoten:
37. Hargis, V. A., E. Stauber, S. Casteel, and D. Eitner. 1989. Avocado (Persea americana) intoxication in caged birds. Journal of the American Medical Association 194:64-66.
85. Shropshire, C. M., E. Stauber, and M. Arai. 1992. Evaluation of selected plants for acute toxicosis in budgerigars. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 200:936-939.
18. Burger, W. P. Cardiomyopathy in ostriches (Struthio camelus) due to avocado (Persia americana var. guatemalensis) intoxication. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association.
24. Clipsham, R. 1999. Avocado Toxicity. BirdTalk 17:60-61.
88. Smith, G. A. 2000. Dogma. Magazine of the Parrot Society 34:25-26.
106. Worrell, A. B. 2000. Veterinary viewpoints. The A.F.A Watchbird 27:28-29.
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