Module C2. Feeding and nutrition in Birds of prey Quiz

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  1. Clean food preparation areas and tools are essential to stop infection and disease. How often should you clean with a hawk-safe disinfectant?1
  2. Raptors kept inside in away from natural light may suffer from (choose two answers).1
  3. How often should a raptor be provided with clean water for drinking and bathing?1
  4. When preparing a pheasant for feeding your hawk you noticed that the liver was blotchy with yellow spots. What should you do?1
  5. How often should you feed a vitamin supplement to your bird of prey?1
  6. Rickets is a metabolic bone disease caused by lack of vitamin D. What is the best way to avoid Vitamin D deficiency?1
  7. A bird of prey gets most of its water from the food it eats. this is known as what?.1
  8. You feed a varied diet to your bird of prey including Day old Chick, small mammals, high quality beef and rabbit. Which statement is correct?1
  9. What is the best source of essential minerals for a bird of prey?1
  10. Look at this picture. This bird of prey is suffering from Trichomaniasis (Frounce). What is the most likely cause?1

  11. Look at this picture of an eagle suffering from lead poisoning. How is this most likely to have happened?1

  12. Look at this picture. Your hawk has been ill and your vet has recommended that you administer food supplements for the next two weeks. How should you do this?1

  13. Look at this image; Birds of prey in captivity can suffer from ‘fatty liver’ disease. What is the most likely cause of this metabolic disease?1

  14. I store my hawk food in a freezer. Which statement is correct?1
  15. In hot weather thawing food in a bowl of water is useful for ensuring that my hawk gets additional water in its diet1
  16. Which parts of of an animal should be fed to your bird of prey?1
  17. An experienced falconer I know has recommended feeding honey to my hawk to help with the moult. What statement is correct?1
  18. “I am a vegetarian. I give my cat and my dog entirely vegetarian diets. We are all perfectly healthy so I will feed my new hawk on a vegetarian diet as well” Which statement is correct?1
  19. I have a ready supply of good quality fresh fish which I feed to my Red-tailed Hawk each day. Which statement is correct?1
  20. “I keep a Harris Hawk in an aviary. At feeding times it usually sits looking at the food for a long time before coming down to eat”. Which statement is likely to be true?1
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