This watermark does not appear in the registered version - Abstract 2 Contents 3-6 Illustrations 7-9 Tables 1. As fed analysis of diets used in study. 2. Standard blood health profile performed on each bird. 3. As fed analysis of pulse diet used with South American birds. 4. Effect of dietary change on calcium parameters. 5. Effect of UVB light on calcium parameters. 6. Comparison of dietary groups 12 months after dietary change. 7. Comparison of dietary groups 12 months after provision of UVB

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... ights. 8. Correlations between calcium parameters investigated during study. 9. Incidence of radiographic evidence of juvenile osteodystrophy in progeny produced by the study group. 10. Effect of gender on ionised calcium concentrations in seed group. 11. Effect of gender on total calcium concentrations in seed group. 12. Effect of gender on 25 hydroxycholecalciferol concentrations in seed group. 13. Effect of gender on parathyroid hormone concentrations in seed group. 14. Effect of gender on ionised calcium concentrations in pellet group. 15. Effect of gender on total calcium concentrations in pellet group. Effect of gender on 25 hydroxycholecalciferol concentrations in pellet group. 17. Effect of gender on parathyroid hormone concentrations in pellet group. 18. Clinical pathology results from adult grey parrots with clinical signs of hypocalcaemia. 19. Response of plasma ionised calcium following treatment for hypocalcaemia. 20. Calcium metabolism concentrations from wild grey parrots. Effect of different UVB conditions on calcium parameters in South American parrots (Pionus spp.). 22. Effect of seasonality on calcium parameters in South American parrots (Pionus spp.). 23. Histomorphometrical analysis of tibiotarsus in juvenile grey parrots. 24. Histomorphometrical analysis of humerus in juvenile grey parrots. pQCT analysis of bone mineral density in tibiotarsus and humerus. This watermark does not appear in the registered version -http://www.clicktoconvert.com I would like to acknowledge the following organisations for financial assistance that made the extensive laboratory studies possible