oligosaccharide ostrich
Forum: Maintaining Health and Performance in the Young Ostrich: Applications for a Mannanoligosaccharide
Published on:
03/17/2008
Author/s :
D.J. VERWOERD, A.J. OLIVIER, M.M. HENTON and M. VAN DERWALT (Courtesy of Alltech Inc.)
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 1970s and 1980s there has been a rapid demand for ostrich leather products as well as fresh meat, leading to a corresponding increase in bird numbers with significant farming operations estab...