Table 8.
Estimated duration (seconds) for actions in this study and in protocols for Bean Goose catching operations, with potential reductions based on the results of this study.
| Times (seconds) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protocol | ||||||
| Procedure | Type | Invasive | Study | Reduced | Full | Advised |
| Startup | Handling | 4 | 30 | 30 | ||
| Ringing | Handling | 6 | 60 | 60 | ||
| Bill color (% orange) | Visual inspection | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Bill shape-color code | Visual inspection | 1 | 8 | |||
| Shape of nail (round/oval) | Visual inspection | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Shape of the nostril | Visual inspection | 1 | 5 | |||
| Bill plus head | Measurement | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
| Head length | Measurement | 3 | 12 | 12 | ||
| Head width | Measurement | 3 | 12 | 12 | ||
| Bill width | Measurement | 3 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Culmen | Measurement | 3 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Bill tip to nostril | Measurement | 3 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Nail length | Measurement | 3 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Nail width | Measurement | 3 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Length lower mandible | Measurement | 3 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Bill height | Measurement | 3 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Bill height nostril | Measurement | 3 | 9 | 9 | ||
| Bill height nail | Measurement | 3 | 9 | 9 | ||
| Height lower mandible | Measurement | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Teeth | Count | 5 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Tarsus | Measurement | 4 | 30 | 30 | ||
| Toe nail | Measurement | 3 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Wing length (flat wing) | Measurement | 6 | 25 | |||
| Tail | Measurement | 5 | 20 | 20 | ||
| Length bill – sternum | Measurement | 6 | 30 | |||
| Total length | Measurement | 7 | 80 | |||
| Photos of the head | Handling | 2 | 25 | 25 | ||
| Aging | Visual inspection | 4 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Sexing | Visual inspection | 10 | 120 | |||
| Feather sampling | Sampling | 8 | 20 | 20 | ||
| Finishing | Handling | 4 | 20 | 20 | ||
| Total | 209 | 37 | 647 | 222 | ||
| Percent | 100 | 18 | 100 | 34 | ||
Invasive = subjective invasiveness score of the procedure.