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. A bird of prey gets most of its water from the food it eats. this is known as what?.1
  3. When preparing a pheasant for feeding your hawk you noticed that the liver was blotchy with yellow spots. What should you do?1
  4. I store my hawk food in a freezer. Which statement is correct?1
  5. Which parts of of an animal should be fed to your bird of prey?1
  6. You are unsure about the correct amount of food for your hawk, so you always give more than the hawk will eat to be safe. Which statement is correct?1
  7. What is the best source of essential minerals for a bird of prey?1
  8. “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
  9. What are the dangers of feeding wild-caught food?1
  10. Look at this picture of a cricket. What type/s of bird of prey would you occasionally feed crickets to?1

  11. Once you have established the correct amount of food your hawk requires, should you..1
  12. 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
  13. What is the best diet for a bird of prey in captivity?1
  14. “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
  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. 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
  17. How often should you feed a vitamin supplement to your bird of prey?1
  18. An experienced falconer I know has recommended feeding honey to my hawk to help with the moult. What statement is correct?1
  19. Look at this picture of an eagle suffering from lead poisoning. How is this most likely to have happened?1

  20. 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

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