Unbalanced diets can cause nutritional deficiencies, which can lead to health issues and disease. Examples may include musculoskeletal disease, cardiac disease, reproductive issues, iron storage disease and hepatic lipidosis. Maintenance Diet is veterinary formulated to fulfill all of your birds core nutritional requirements in an easy to feed formula. Recommended as a balanced diet to maintain healthy weight without excess fat deposition. These pellets are extrusion cooked for optimum digestibility, palatability and food safety.