Subpart 3G - Birds

Question 1

What must flight-restricted birds or those that cannot fly and are allowed to roam free have access to?

Answer 1

Safety pens, enclosures, or other areas that offer the birds protection during overnight periods at times when their activities are not monitored.

Question 2

What cannot be kept in food storage or food preparation areas?

Answer 2

Animal waste and dead animals and animal parts not intended for food.

Question 3

What are the temperature requirements for indoor bird-housing facilities? Ventilation?

Answer 3

No strict temperature or auxiliary ventilation requirements. Specific to each bird species.

Question 4

What do indoor pools and other aquatic areas require?

Answer 4

Sufficient vertical air space above the pool or other aquatic area.

Question 5

What must outdoor facilities for birds have?

Answer 5

Shelter, with adequate ventilation in hot weather and areas of shade or other protection large enough to contain all birds at one time, including low ranking birds in dominance hierarchies.

Question 6

If suspended flooring is used in bird enclosures, it must be taut enough to prevent what?

Answer 6

Excessive sagging under the birds weight.

Question 7

If the species of bird rests by perching, there must be how many perches available in the enclosure?

Answer 7

An appropriate number of the correct size, shape, texture, and strength to hold all birds in the primary enclosure at the same time, including birds ranked low in the dominance hierarchy.

Question 8

How must primary enclosures that are adjacent to one another/share a common side be managed?

Answer 8

Must be suitably screened from each other or kept at a sufficient distance to prevent injury of occupants due to predation, territorial disputes, or aggression.

Question 9

In what circumstances can the normal postural and social adjustments of a bird be restricted?

Answer 9

1. AV determines that it would be detrimental to bird’s health and well-being. Must document the reason and recommend duration for restriction
2. When birds are tethered

Question 10

Birds must not be tethered unless what?

Answer 10

1. Appropriate for species of bird
2. Would not cause harm to bird
3. Birds are maintained on perches appropriate for species and age
4. Birds have sufficient space to fully extend wings without obstruction
5. Tether does not entangle birds

Question 11

When can birds be kept in transport enclosures?

Answer 11

Birds intended for breeding, sale, in need of medical care, exhibited in traveling exhibits, or traveling for other reasons

Question 12

What do wading and aquatic birds require?

Answer 12

Primary enclosure must contain a pool or other aquatic area and a dry area that allows easy ingress or egress of pool. Must be of sufficient surface area and depth to allow each bird to make normal postural and social adjustments.

Question 13

Birds must have an environment enhancement plan. What must this plan include?

Answer 13

1. Social grouping
2. Environmental enrichment
3. Special considerations
4. Restraint devices
5. Exemptions

Question 14

What exceptions exist for the social group aspect of the environment enhancement plan?

Answer 14

1. Aggression or debilitation
2. Contagious disease
3. Compatible

Question 15

Individually housed species of social birds must be allowed to what, unless the AV determines it would endanger the health, safety, or well-being of the bird?

Answer 15

See and hear birds of their own or compatible species.

Question 16

What birds require special consideration in the environmental enhancement plan?

Answer 16

1. Nestlings, chicks, or fledglings
2. Show sign of being in psychological distress through behavior or appearance
3. Used in research for which the IACUC approved protocol requires restricted activity
4. Individually housed social species of birds unable to see and hear birds of their own or compatible species.

Question 17

What exemptions exist for the environmental enhancement plan?

Answer 17

1. AV can exclude an individual due to its health or conditions. Unless permanent, must be reviewed at least every 30 days by AV
2. IACUC may exempt for scientific reasons outlined in the protocol. Must be reviewed regularly, but at least annually
3. Records of exemption must be maintained for at least 1 year

Question 18

How often must birds be fed?

Answer 18

At least daily.

Question 19

How often must water be provided to birds?

Answer 19

As often as necessary to ensure their health and well-being.

Question 20

For enclosures containing pools or other aquatic areas, how often must the water features be cleaned?

Answer 20

As often as needed to maintain required water quality and minimize health hazards to birds.

Question 21

How must drainage be provided for pools?

Answer 21

Pools with drainage systems must have the drainage system located so that all water contained in may be effectively eliminated when necessary for cleaning. Pools without drainage must be aerated and have an incoming flow of fresh water or be managed in a way that maintains water quality.

Question 22

Can pools for aquatic birds be chemically treated?

Answer 22

Yes, but chemicals must be added in a manner that does not cause harm, discomfort, or distress to the animals.

Question 23

Must pools for aquatic birds be salinized?

Answer 23

For those birds that require such water for their health and well-being.

Question 24

How often must primary enclosures be cleaned/sanitized?

Answer 24

Excreta and food waste must be removed from primary enclosures and under and around as often as necessary to prevent accumulations of feces and food waste, to prevent soiling of birds, and reduce disease hazards, insects, pests, and odors.

Question 25

Scheduled cleaning/sanitization may be modified during what times? When must it resume? What must be documented?

Answer 25

Breeding, egg-sitting, or feeding of chicks for birds that are easily disrupted during such behaviors. Resume cleaning/sanitization when such cleaning no longer disrupts. A schedule of cleaning/sanitization must be documented and must include when breeding season began, when the primary enclosure was last cleaned, and when cleaning/sanitization is expected to resume.

Question 26

When must the hard surfaces of primary enclosures and food and water areas and equipment be sanitized?

Answer 26

Before a new bird is brought into a housing facility or if there is evidence of infectious disease among the birds in the housing facility.

Question 27

How must primary enclosures using materials that cannot be sanitized be sanitized?

Answer 27

By removing all contaminated material as necessary or by establishing a natural composting and decomposition system that is sufficient to prevent wasted food accumulation, odors, disease, pests, insects, and vermin infestation.

Question 28

Socially dependent birds, such as clutch-mates, must be housed in social groups except:

Answer 28

1. When AV exempts individual bird due to health or condition, or in consideration of well-being
2. Specific management needs
3. Research proposal approved by IACUC

Question 29

Carriers and IH must not accept a live bird for transport unless they are provided what information?

Answer 29

Name, address, and telephone number of consignee

Question 30

The certificate accompanying the birds must include what information?

Answer 30

1. Consignor’s name, address, telephone number, and email address
2. Number of birds
3. Species or common names of the birds
4. Time and date the bird was last fed and watered and the specific instructions for the nest feeding and waterings for a 24-hour period
5. Consignor’s signature and the date and time the certificate was signed

Question 31

What must occur if delays will cause the bird shipment to arrive more than 12 hours later than originally scheduled?

Answer 31

Carrier or IH must contact consignor or consignee to notify them of the delay and to determine the necessity or methods to supply fresh foods, water, or moisture-providing foods.

Question 32

Can carriers and IH accept unweaned birds for transport?

Answer 32

Not unless transport instructions to ensure the health and well-being of the birds are specified and written by the AV and signed within 10 days of shipment.

Question 33

How must the primary enclosure for transport be modified if the bird has a fractious or stress-prone disposition?

Answer 33

Must be padded on the top and sides and have protective substrate on the bottom to prevent injury to the bird during transport.

Question 34

Projecting rims or other devices must be on the exterior of the outside walls with any ventilation openings unless:

Answer 34

The primary enclosure is permanently affixed to the conveyance or 90% or greater of the surface area of the enclosure wall is open (cage mesh)

Question 35

Can visually obscuring mesh be used to provide security for the bird in transport?

Answer 35

Yes, but must not interfere with ventilation

Question 36

Documents accompanying the shipment must be attached to the outside of an enclosure but must not obstruct what?

Answer 36

Ventilation

Question 37

How often must birds be offered water in transport? Food?

Answer 37

Every 12 hours. Every 24 hours.

Question 38

How must birds that are not able to maintain a constant body temp at ambient temperature be transported? How must instructions be provided?

Answer 38

In a brooder. Temperature of brooder must be monitored during transport and appropriate for the live bird. Written instructions for the temp requirements of birds transported in brooders or other temp-regulating units must be affixed to outside of primary enclosure.