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

DIFFERENT TYPES OF SPLIT RINGS

• Continental style split rings: Some larger parrots are rung using a continental style split ring made from stainless steel. This type of ring is hinged in the middle and once joined together a small bolt is secured through pre-drilled hole.
• The bolt is usually tightened using a small "allen-key" and then snaps off once the correct tension is placed on the bolt. This ensures that the ring cannot be easily removed – and in effect acts just the same as a closed ring.
• Stainless steel split rings: Some vets even use a small stainless steel ring when surgical sexing the bird(s) (Right leg – cock bird, Left leg – Hen Bird) – once again this is applied using the correct ringing pliers.
• Care should be taken at all stages to ensure that the correct size of ring is applied to the birds leg – different sizes are listed by the ring manufacturers and the species of bird should always be quoted when purchasing the rings.

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