Stress in captive Blue-fronted parrots (Amazona aestiva): the animalists’ tale

Vidal, Alan Chesna; Roldán, Mar; Christofoletti, Maurício Durante; Tanaka, Yuki; Galindo, David Javier; Duarte, José Maurício Barbanti

doi:10.1093/conphys/coz097

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“…도시화가 가속화되면서 공간 효율성과 유지 보수가 적은 반려동물에 대한 수요가 증가하였다. 이러한 요구를 충족시키는 앵무새는 그들의 지능과 사교성, 그리고 사람과의 상호 작용 능력으로 인해 많은 사람들에게 사랑받고 있다 [1]. 이에 따라, 앵무새 시장은 빠르게 성장하여 2018년 미국의 앵무새 시장은 전체 반려동물시장 6조원 중 1/6인 1조 원, 2021년 국내 앵무새 시장은 1,000억 원에 이르는 규모를 보인다.…”

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“…지능이 높고 사회성이 발달한 동물일수록 스트레스에 민감하게 반응한다 [3]. 온도, 습도, 먹이, 빛, 공간 등의 사육환경 자극에 대한 스트레스가 크기 때문에 자극이 심하면 면역력 저하, 공격성증대, 자해행동, 식욕부진, 설사, 변비, 감기, 사회성저하, 불안, 체중감소, 돌연사와 같은 다양한 질환을 유발할 수 있다 [1][2][3][4][5]. 반려 앵무의 복지를 증진시키기 위한 다양한 사육방법들이 실행되고 있다.…”

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A Study on the Psychological Well-being and Stress Spectrum of Pet Parrots

Kang,

Song,

Shin

et al. 2024

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Within the global context, parrots have emerged as one of the most prevalent companion animals, holding a considerable stake of one trillion won in the six trillion-won American pet market as of 2021. These birds, outliving and outsmarting their canine and feline counterparts, have started to establish a place for themselves in South Korea's pet ownership market because of their long lifespan, high intelligence, and remarkable human interaction. Given their intelligence, these social creatures are easily stressed, with parrots being particularly sensitive to the point of self-injury or sudden death as a result of stress. This study aims to explore a stress spectrum that categorizes and evaluates the intensity of stress experienced by conure parrots, commonly domesticated in households, to enhance the psychological well-being of these companion birds. Four conure parrots were subjected to various stress stimuli: 'confinement movement stimulus' involving sudden transfer to an unfamiliar and confined space, 'noise stimulus' from the loud noise of a vacuum cleaner, 'activity limitation stimulus' where free-ranging parrots were leashed and restricted to perches, 'sleep deprivation stimulus' by disrupting normal sleep patterns with continuous artificial lighting, and 'light color stimulus' involving exposure to white and yellow light. Thermal imaging analysis was used to assess the parrots' stress reactions to these stimuli. The evaluation of stress indices and trends from the induction of stress revealed that 'activity limitation stimulus' elicited the highest stress index, followed by 'noise stimulus', 'light color stimulus', 'confinement movement stimulus', and 'sleep deprivation stimulus'. The parrots showed an adaptive response over time to the 'confinement movement stimulus' and 'activity limitation stimulus'. But although "noise stimulus" raised stress indices at first, they eventually decreased. Contrarily, the parrots did not adjust to 'sleep deprivation stimulus' and 'light color stimulus', with a continual rise in stress indices. By quantifying stress responses to five identified stressors, this research establishes metrics for assessing stress levels in parrots. These findings hold important implications for enhancing the health and welfare of parrots and can be applied broadly within the pet and animal husbandry industries.

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