How to raise ostriches

Ostriches are the largest birds in the world, but unlike birds, ostriches can't fly. It has strong disease resistance, wide adaptability, high reproduction rate, ostrich meat contains egg white matter, low cholesterol, but also contains 21 essential amino acids. The meat is tender and delicious, and its value is about the same as that of beef. It is one of the hottest meats recently. Not only the meat is of high value, but also its eggs and hair are of great benefit, so how should it be bred? Come and have a look with the editor.

1. Breeding ground

Ostrich breeding must choose sandy soil with good drainage and keep it in captivity on a slope with an inclination of about 20. Stay away from noisy places such as urban areas and traffic areas. The site also needs to be surrounded by at least two meters of barbed wire to prevent ostriches from getting hurt. In addition to the breeding ground, there should also be an ostrich playground, which should sit north and face south. The rest area should separate the adult birds from the nestling, and the rest area must be insulated and weatherproof, with good permeability. The birdhouse floor should be clean, hygienic and dry. Ostriches need the ground to be completely dry. Ostriches cannot survive in a humid environment.

2. Feed selection

Ostrich is a kind of omnivore, its digestive function is better, it has a special digestive system, it can absorb energy in crude fiber, so when providing ostrich feed, do not provide excessive energy feed. If there is too much nutrition, coupled with the energy in the green feed, it will cause excess nutrition in the body, increase body fat and nourish the ostrich's reproductive ability. In addition, ostriches grow faster and metabolize fast. in order to effectively promote the establishment of microbial growth areas in the posterior digestive tract, the amount of roughage should be increased after two and a half months.

3. Mating time limit

The female ostrich's estrus performance is very obvious, the movement is much softer than before, will take the initiative to approach the male ostrich, walk over with her head down, her head almost touches the ground. The wings fell down with it, and the mouth opened and closed. After mating, the female will lay eggs within 1-2 weeks. If the eggs are taken out, the females will lay eggs continuously, one a day for about 20 days. It is very uneconomical for ostriches raised in captivity to hatch themselves. Some ostriches with strong breeding ability can lay more than 40 eggs continuously, which has something to do with good feeding and management.

4. Prevention and treatment of diseases

The breeding period of ostrich is not only a high incidence period of various diseases, but also a critical period for the success or failure of breeding. The main disease of ostrich during nestling period is respiratory tract infection, which is generally caused by turbid air, dirty environment, wet ground and so on. Respiratory diseases can affect the growth and reproduction of ostriches to a certain extent, or even die, so ostriches during the baby-rearing period should have special management, pay attention to the condition and eating condition of ostriches at all times, clean up the birdhouses and disinfect them regularly, and immediately isolate sick birds and check the condition for treatment. Provide a good living environment for ostriches.

The above is about the breeding methods of ostrich, ostrich breeding is relatively easy, but what we should pay attention to is the breeding environment. Because ostriches originally live in hot and dry environments such as Africa. If its living environment is particularly humid, the ostrich will cause disease and difficult to control, and the feed should not be fed with nutritious feed, the reasons have also been mentioned earlier. This article is for reference only. I hope it will be helpful to you.