This paper summarises research on farmed ratites and their industries over the past 100
years. Commercial ratite products include meat, skins, feathers and oil. Research on ratites …

The digestive system of the ostrich is adapted to digest fibre-rich plant materials, which
distinguishes it from other monogastric herbivores. Diets and feeding systems of ostriches …

Feed costs contribute the largest proportion of the input costs of slaughter birds in an
intensive ostrich production unit. Alternative, cheaper feedstuffs, such as lupins (sweet and …

Eine Gewichtschätzungsformel wurde bislang nur für in England gehaltene Farmstrauße
von DEEMING et al.(1996) etabliert. Eine Formel, die die spezifischen Bedingungen von …

The largest expense of an intensive ostrich production unit is feed cost (ca. 75%). Protein
makes up a great portion of feed for monogastric animals and this expense can be lowered …

Nutrition contributes approximately 75% of the total input costs to an intensive ostrich
production unit. An increase in the price of traditional protein sources thus necessitates …

Commercial exploitation of ostriches first began in South Africa towards the end of the
nineteenth century when ostrich plumes became a predominant South African export …