VMD 513: Pet animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

COMMON BIRDS IN INDIA

• Birds serve as a tame and talking companion.
• The cost of keeping a feathered pet is much less than that for dogs and cats.
• Birds appeal to all types of people and are ideal for the house bound and those without gardens.
• They have long life span compared to many other pets.
• Many birds are kept for their talking, singing ability, sports purpose etc.
• Birds are actually not talking, they are only mimicking the sound by repetition.

Common pet birds seen in India are

• Parakeets
• Mynah 
• Mannikins 
• Pigeons and Doves 
• Koels.

Keeping this birs is not permitted as per Indian wild life act.