This study aimed to evaluate the effect of different dietary supplementations (fish or shrimp) on the growth, bone development and beak pigment disappearance in scarlet ibis kept in captivity. One-day-old scarlet ibis (n = 20) were assigned to one of two diets, where 10 birds were fed a diluted commercial diet supplemented with shrimp broth, and 10 were fed a diluted commercial diet supplemented with fish broth. The feeding trial started at day one until day 35. The diluted commercial diet consisted of a flamingo diet diluted in water (puree). Chicks growth, bone development (radius, tarsus and tibia), and disappearance of beak pigmentation were recorded. No mortality was observed in the groups of the chicks fed supplemented commercial diets. Chicks fed diets supplemented with shrimp or fish broth gained weight from the first to the 35th day of life. However, from day 14 to the end of the trial growth was significantly higher in birds fed fish broth than shrimp broth. Again, the fish broth diet increased (p < 0.001) the length of radius and tibia in comparison with shrimp one from day 14 and thereafter, while this similar difference in the tarsus was observed starting from day 28. The disappearance of the pigmented portion of the beak was not specifically affected by the diet, and it decreased over time. In conclusion, young scarlet ibis grow better in captivity when fed diets supplemented with fish broth than with shrimp broth.

这项研究旨在评估不同饮食（鱼或虾）对圈养猩红朱鹭的生长，骨骼发育和喙色素消失的影响。一天的猩红色宜必思酒店（n = 20）被指定为两种日粮中的一种，其中10只家禽饲喂补充有虾汤的稀释商业日粮，10只家禽被饲喂补充有鱼汤的稀释商业日粮。喂养试验从第一天开始一直持续到第35天。稀释的商业饮食包括用水（汤）稀释的火烈鸟饮食。记录小鸡生长，骨骼发育（半径，骨和胫骨）和喙色素沉着消失。在补充商业饮食的雏鸡组中未观察到死亡率。从生活的第一天到第35天，补充了虾或鱼肉汤的雏鸡体重就会增加。但是，从第14天到试验结束，喂食鱼汤的禽类的生长显着高于虾汤。再次，鱼汤饮食增加（p <0.001），从第14天开始，与with虾相比，of骨和胫骨的长度有所变化，而从第28天开始，观察到骨的这种相似差异。喙的色素部分的消失不受饮食的特别影响，并且随着时间的流逝而减少。总之，饲喂鱼汤补充虾汤的幼年朱红色朱鹭的圈养能力要好于虾汤。