Ratite Farming Technical Articles
Article published the August 5, 2008:
Commercial ostrich farming began in South Africa more than 150 years ago and is now practiced in Israel and the United Sates as well. Currently there are 40,000 to 60,000 birds in the U.S. Some breeders project...
Article published the May 15, 2008:
There is limited quality research concerning the nutritional requirements of Ratites. However, some dependable guidelines have been established because of work completed in Australia and Africa. As in all diet ...
Article published the April 10, 2008:
Emus are native to Australia. Commercial production there and in the United States is a very recent development. The first emu producer's organization started in Texas in 1989.PRODUCTSEmu products include leath...
Article published the February 11, 2008:
Emu farming occurs in all states of Australia. In Queensland the industry comes under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This note gives a new entrant to the industry an indication of the physical and f...
Article published the January 10, 2008:
Ostriches have been farmed mainly in the Little Karoo region of the Republic of South Africa (RSA) for over a 100 years, initially linked to a highly fluctuating fashion feather market (Smit, 1963). Since the 1...