Profile of the Canadian Ostrich, Emu, and Rhea Industries – The Poultry Site

The article "Profile of the Canadian Ostrich, Emu and Rhea Industries" provides an overview of Canada's ratite industry, focusing on ostriches, emus, and rheas. It discusses the biological classification of these flightless birds and traces the history of their commercial farming, which began in South Africa in the 19th century primarily for feathers, later shifting to hides in the 1970s. The article highlights the expansion of ostrich and emu farming to various countries, including Canada, where they are raised mainly for meat, with hides, feathers, fat, and eggs as by-products. It also notes that the initial phase of building breeding stock involved high prices due to bird scarcity, but as production increased, prices declined, enabling a shift toward commercial meat production.

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