The study of egg-laying patterns and defining ways increasing productivity is a necessary condition for the development increased efficiency ostrich breeding. Therefore, some studies deal with egg ostriches different age groups (group 1 - 8-9 years, group 2 4-5 years) their long-term keeping under semi-intensive system forest-steppe zone Ukraine. sex ratio in families was 1: 2-3. Behavioral pou...

determination of the body composition weight due to the growing ostrich farms in iran is a beneficial subject. it is so important for dependent industries to know the effects of sex and slaughter conditions on carcass quality. in present study, the mean value for hot yield (55.93%) was higher than cold yield (54.70%). blood, feather and skin were evaluated as the maximum and the hide as the min...

The ostrich is a highly cursorial bipedal land animal with a permanently elevated metatarsophalangeal joint supported by only two toes. Although locomotor kinematics in walking and running ostriches have been examined, these studies have been largely limited to above the metatarsophalangeal joint. In this study, kinematic data of all major toe joints were collected from gaits with double suppor...

Leather is one of the main products derived from ostrich farming. Current rearing practices lead to a high incidence of skin damage, which decreases the value of ostrich skins. In the emu and poultry industry, declawing is commonly practiced to reduce skin damage and injuries. We consequently investigated declawing of ostrich chicks as a potential management practice to minimize skin lesions th...