PROJECT
CISSA CHINENSIS

Development of a gel feed to enable captive Cissa chinensis to express their species-specific green plumage colouring.

SCOPE OF THE PROJECT: Environmental and conservation

CISSA CHINENSIS
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COLLABORATING ENTITIES

PROJECT LOCATION

PROPOSAL
April 2023

Antoni Amorós (Centre de cria Son Comte) y Psittacus Catalonia

Breeding center Son Comte

PUBLICATION
(pending)

COLLABORATING ENTITIES

Antoni Amorós (Centre de cria Son Comte) y Psittacus Catalonia

PROJECT LOCATION

Breeding center Son Comte

PROPOSAL
April 2023
PUBLICATION
(pending)

PROJECT STATUS

PROJECT STATUS

1
Proposal to be confirmed
2
Preliminary analysis
3
Planning & Design
4
Realization
5
Analysis and interpretation of the results
6
Publication of the results
1
Proposal to be confirmed
2
Preliminary analysis
3
Planning & Design
4
Realization
5
Analysis and interpretation of the results
6
Publication of the results
BACKGROUND The colouring of Cissa chinensis in the wild is predominantly green. In contrast, captive specimens have a turquoise-blue colouration. All indications are that this change in colouring is due to the insufficient lutein content of the captive diet.
OBJECTIVES The aim of this project is to develop a feed that will provide sufficient lutein in the diet to allow captive individuals of this species to recover their original colouring.
EXPECTED RESULTS
  • Standardisation of a food sufficiently appetizing for Cissa chinensis specimens to eat it voluntarily.
  • Recovery of the species’ original green plumage.
APPLICATION It is planned to develop and supply a gel feed based on meat flour and/or Tenebrio molitor flour. In the first instance, the feed will be formulated with a lutein content of 100 ppm.
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