Chapter I  General Characteristics and Natural History by Mike Taylor (Ed.)

Chapter II  Housing and Enclosure Requirements by Sherry Branch and Ron Young

Chapter III  Management by Susan Healy

Chapter IV  Palm Cockatoo Behavior and Social Organization by Pat Rider and Mike Taylor

Chapter V  Palm Cockatoo Reproduction by Trent Swigert

• First Captive Breeding.
• Breeding Season.
• Breeding Stimulus.
• Sexual Maturity.
• Nesting Behavior.
• Courtship.
• Artificial Insemination.
• Incubation.
• Egg Laying.
• Egg Measurements.
• Artifical Incubation.
• Hatching.

Chapter VI  Nutritional Requirements of Adult Palm Cockatoos By Carla Marquardt and Kimberly Howard, Ph.D.

• Nutrient Requirements.
• Nutrient Requirements Table.
• Feeding Ecology.
• Manufactured vs Seed Diets.
• Dietary Intake Studies with Psittacines.
• Nutrient Specifications for a Manufactured Diet Table
• Captive Diets.
• Diets Used.
• Supplements.
• Practical Diets.
• Feeding Schedule.

Chapter VII  Medical Management of the Adult Palm Cockatoo by Matthew W. Bond, D.V.M., Diane Downs, and Sharon Wolf, C.V.T.

• Introduction.
• Life Span.
• Sexing Techniques.
• Behavioral Manifestations of Illness.
• Medical Testing Procedures.
• Parasitology
• Blood Chemistries
• Blood Chemistrie Values
• Hematology
• Microbiology
• Radiology
• Additional Tests
• Major Disease Problems and Treatments.
• Fungal Infections
• Protozoal Infections
• Bacterial Infections
• Psittacine Feather and Beak Disease (PFBD)
• Kidney Diseases
• Feather Problems
• Common Injuries and Treatments.
• Anesthesia.
• Vaccinations.
• Necropsy and Histopathology.

Chapter VIII  Handrearing and Medical Care of Young Palm Cockatoos by Mathew W. Bond, D.V.M., Diane Downs, Dreama Skidmore, and Sharon Wolf, C.V.T.

• Introduction.
• Husbandry and Diet.
• Hand-rearing Diets
• Feeding Schedule Table
• Weaning.
• Physical Development and Growth Characteristics.
• Behavioral Manifestations of Illness in Chicks.
• Neonatal Examinations.
• Major Disease Problems and Treatments.
• Neonate Mortality.

Chapter IX  Chick Rearing Accounts edited by Mike Taylor

Appendix 1  Nest Box Examples

Appendix 2  Manufacturer List

Appendix 3  Shipping Crate used by ABRC

Appendix 4  IATA Guidelines

Appendix 5  Sarcocystosis

Appendix 6  Basket Diagram

Appendix 7  Drug Information

Appendix 8  Routine Physical Exam Form

Appendix 9  List of Avian Diagnostic Laboratories  

Appendix 10  Microbiology Worksheet

Appendix 11  Growth Charts from ABRC

Appendix 12  Hematology Values for Juvenile Cockatoos from ABRC

Appendix 13  Hematology/Chemistry/Serology Records from ISIS and White Oak Conservation Center

Appendix 14  Hand-reared Palm Cockatoo (P.a.aterrimus) Chick Weights from ABRC.

Appendix 16  Food Item Preference by Two Palm Cockatoo Pairs at WOCC.

Appendix 17  Contributors List.