Gavage feeding is commonly indicated for anorectic animals or for oral dosing of medications and compounds. This column describes the proper technique for tube feeding in the psittacine bird.

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During the feeding process, called gavage, large amounts of meal and air are pumped into a bird’s stomach through a tube inserted down its esophagus to enlarge its liver to 10 times its natural size.

In fact, the term is French for "fat liver." The birds' livers are engorged by the process of gavage, a fancy word for ...

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So this author counsels to feed on demand. Your baby knows best what he needs. Follow his lead with regard to feeding and you'll rarely go wrong.

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Orogastric and nasogastric tubes are used for both decompression and feeding in the NICU. The placement and use of these tubes are one of the most frequent nursing procedures in the NICU.