{"topic_id":"exotic_bird_nutrition_recommended_ratio","category":"exotic-pet-nutrition","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_bird_nutrition_recommended_ratio\ncategory: exotic-pet-nutrition\ntitle: \"Pet bird nutrition — recommended pellet/vegetable/fruit ratios for large vs small parrots\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Merck Veterinary Manual — Pet bird nutrition — recommended pellet/vegetable/fruit ratios for large vs small parrots\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_bird_management.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-28\ntokens_estimated: 90\nverified: true\nverification: c1_substring\nsource_document: \"Merck Veterinary Manual (first-hand extracted text)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Merck Veterinary Manual\"\n  title: \"Pet bird nutrition — recommended pellet/vegetable/fruit ratios for large vs small parrots\"\n  url: \"https://www.merckvetmanual.com/exotic-and-laboratory-animals/birds/management-of-birds\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-28\"\n  ref: \"Merck Veterinary Manual\"\n  doc_type: \"veterinary reference (professional version)\"\n  needs_review: false\n---\n\n# Pet bird nutrition — recommended pellet/vegetable/fruit ratios for large vs small parrots\n\nVerbatim first-hand facts extracted from the Merck Veterinary Manual (first-hand saved source `pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_bird_management.txt`). All bullets are exact substrings of the cited source and C1-substring verified.\n\n## Verbatim nutrition facts (C1 substrings of source_file)\n> The recommended diet for larger parrots is 80% pellets with 10–15 % healthy vegetables and 5–10% fresh fruits.\n\n> For most small birds (budgerigars, cockatiels, lovebirds), 40–50% pellets and 30–40% seed mix with 10–15% healthy vegetables and 5–10% fresh fruit is recommended.\n\nSource: `pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_bird_management.txt` (first-hand Merck Veterinary Manual text).\n\n## Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)\n- `The recommended diet for larger parrots is 80% pellets with 10–15 % healthy vegetables and 5–10% fresh fruits.`\n- `For most small birds (budgerigars, cockatiels, lovebirds), 40–50% pellets and 30–40% seed mix with 10–15% healthy vegetables and 5–10% fresh fruit is recommended.`\n","sources":["exotic-pet-nutrition — Pet bird nutrition — recommended pellet/vegetable/fruit ratios for large vs small parrots (retrieved 2026-07-28)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-pet-nutrition","title":"Pet bird nutrition — recommended pellet/vegetable/fruit ratios for large vs small parrots","url":"https://www.merckvetmanual.com/exotic-and-laboratory-animals/birds/management-of-birds","retrieved":"2026-07-28","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"Merck Veterinary Manual (first-hand extracted text)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_bird_management.txt"},"source_document":"Merck Veterinary Manual (first-hand extracted text)","source_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_bird_management.txt","tokens_estimated":90,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}