Ostriches Farming
Ostriches 許す the 農業者 to make higher and quicker returns on 投資. In 最近の years, a number of European and American beef 生産者s have 変えるd to ostrich farming because of its amazing profitability. Some serious comparison here would be 広大な／多数の／重要な.
On one 手渡す, a typical cow produces one calf every year. This calf will be ready for market in two years and produce about 250kg of beef at 虐殺（する）.On the other 手渡す, an ostrich produces up to 40 eggs every year and these chicks usually reach market size in about 14 months 産する／生じるing meat that 重さを計るs up to 1,800 キログラムs!
In 新規加入 to meat, an ostrich (含むing its 円熟した offspring) can produce up to 50 square metres of leather and 36 キログラムs of feather… in just one year!
If 適切に managed, a 選び出す／独身 女性（の） ostrich can produce up to 72,000 キログラムs of meat, 2,000 square metres of leather and 2,000 キログラムs of feathers during her 経済的な (生産力のある) lifetime.
Compared to other 伝統的な farm animals (cattle, goats, pigs, fish, chicken and turkey), ostriches are やめる 平易な to raise and most ostrich farm 事業／計画（する）s turn out to be very successful.
The most important period in the life of every ostrich is the first 3 to 5 months of its life when a good and balanced diet 含む／封じ込めるing the 十分な 量s of important nutrients are 要求するd.... Ostriches
The Market For Ostrich 製品s
One of the 推論する／理由s why ostrich farming is so profitable is the number of 価値のあるs an ostrich has to 申し込む／申し出; and very little ever goes to waste.
Ostrich eggs, meat, hide (leather) and feather are very 高度に 定価つきの and 命令（する） high prices on the 地元の and international markets.
(1) Meat
As we について言及するd earlier, ostrich meat is by far the healthiest 代案／選択肢 to all 伝統的な meats.
It has lower fat, calories and cholesterol than beef, chicken, turkey, pork and fish!
In contrast to chicken and turkey (which are 分類するd as ‘white meat’), ostrich meat is a “red meat” 類似の in colour and taste to beef.
A 抱擁する 部分 of all the meat from an ostrich comes from the 脚, thigh, and 支援する. Because ostrich meat is very lean, they are 急速な／放蕩な becoming a favourite with people who want to live healthy but still love read meat. Ostriches give these people the best of both worlds!
によれば the Maasai Ostrich Farm in Kenya,
‘a 井戸／弁護士席-fed eight to ten month-old juvenile ostrich produces 45-50 kg of meat on-the-bone and sells for US$12 per kg. Steak fetches around US$24/kg, and US$28 for fillet.’
Comparing ostrich versus other meats (per 100 grams serving)
(2) Leather
Compared to cattle (which 産する／生じるs いっそう少なく than 3 square metres of leather a year, an 普通の／平均（する） ostrich (offspring 含むd) will 普通の／平均（する） about 50 square metres of leather. That’s more than ten times the return in a 選び出す／独身 year!
Ostrich 肌 (hide), with its characteristic and 独特の ‘goose bump’ look is a very high-質, 厚い, soft and 極端に 持続する leather 製品 that fetches one of the highest prices in fashion shops and boutiques.
A lot of fashion 熱中している人s consider ostrich leather to be very luxurious and equal to (if not better than) snake or crocodile leather.
Ostrich leather is 現在／一般に used by many major fashion houses 含むing Herm?s, Prada, Gucci, and Louis Vuitton. The leather is used for a wide variety of 製品s 含むing jackets, 捕らえる、獲得するs, shoes, purses, caps, wallets and belts.
(3) Feathers
The best feathers come from ostriches bred in the 乾燥した，日照りの and 半分-乾燥した，日照りの 地域s of the world such as Africa and the Middle East. As a result, the 質 of feathers produced from ostriches raised in Europe and North America 異なるs in many 尊敬（する）・点s from those produced in Africa.
Ostrich feathers are used to make feather dusters for きれいにする 罰金 機械／機構 and 器具／備品 同様に as for decorations, furniture stuffing and in the fashion 産業. They also have a wide 使用／適用 in creative arts and has 証明するd to be a very versatile and popular 構成要素.... Neco runs 2023
(4) Eggs and Livestock
As 推定する／予想するd, the ostrich lays the largest egg by any bird in the world!
An ostrich egg is 概略で the size of a football and can 重さを計る almost 2 キログラムs (approx. 1 続けざまに猛撃する). A 円熟した 女性（の） ostrich can lay up to 40 of these eggs in a 選び出す／独身 year!
As the size of the international market for ostrich grows, the 需要・要求する for live 輸出（する）s is also on the rise, with markets as far afield as フラン, Holland, Pakistan, 部隊d Arab 首長国s (UAE), South Africa and 中国.
Considering ostrich farming in Africa? Here are a couple of things you should know
We’ve looked at the 経済的な and 商売／仕事 可能性のある of ostrich farming, it’s now time to look at some of the things you need to 首尾よく start your own ostrich farm.
This is by no means a 十分な 商売／仕事 計画（する）. You should see this as a checklist that helps you 組織する your thoughts while you’re considering this 商売／仕事 適切な時期.
(a) 登録
It’s always good to make sure that you are licensed to operate an ostrich farm in your area. 登録 used to be overlooked before the bird flu 疫病／流行性の. Nowadays, 操作者s of bird farms (poultry) are 要求するd to be 登録（する）d and licensed with the 関連した 政府 機関.
You should 二塁打 check and make sure you don’t run afoul of any 法律s or 規則s.
(b) 産む／飼育するing
It’s usually advised to start with a 産む／飼育する 在庫／株 of 1 male and 2 – 4 女性（の）s. Depending on your 場所, a 円熟した 子孫を作る人 (male or 女性（の）) could cost from as low as $800 up to $5,000.
Ostriches are very fertile and can lay up to 40 eggs throughout the year. However, a 女性（の） ostrich stops laying eggs if she has to incubate them. For all-year 一連の会議、交渉／完成する 生産／産物, eggs must be moved to a machine incubator on the 施設. In many areas, ostrich chicks may 苦しむ high mortality.
(c) Space, 器具／備品 and 施設s
井戸／弁護士席, if we 港／避難所’t told you yet, you should know that ostriches can grow to be 9 feet tall and can reach 速度(を上げる）s of 70 miles per hour. Yes, these guys can run!
They need a lot of space and the 地理学 doesn’t 事柄. Ostriches 栄える very 井戸／弁護士席 in all climes 含むing 砂漠s, 牧草地, forest 地域s and 押し寄せる／沼地s. But 乾燥した，日照りの climes and 牧草地s/半分-arid areas are most favourable to ostrich 生産／産物.
You may be unable to 首尾よく 産む／飼育する these guys in small and 限定するd spaces. They typically need a lot of space to 栄える. A family of four birds would need up to ½ an acre of space for optimal results.
Ostriches also drink a lot of water so a nearby and 安定した source of clean water would be a 広大な／多数の／重要な idea.
(d) Feeding
Ostriches are very adaptable birds and can 生き残る on やめる a wide variety of foods. Ostriches in the wild 料金d on insects, rodents (ネズミs and mice) and even grass! But if you’re raising them for 利益（をあげる）, it makes a whole lot of sense to 供給する good 質, balanced and nutritious poultry diets so they can grow 井戸／弁護士席 and fetch a handsome market price!... Waec Expo
Ostrich farming in Africa is on the rise…
Ostrich farming has been aptly called a ‘商売／仕事 of the 未来.’
From the 現在の market 経済的なs, the 利益s from this 投機・賭ける 明確に trumps other 伝統的な livestock (含むing cattle, chicken, pigs and turkey).
Although the startup costs are higher than other types of livestock, its payout can be 抱擁する.
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