Directory of Ratites Resources

Sites about the science and practices involved in raising ratites under agricultural conditions.

Resources in This Category

Nutrition Guidelines for Ostriches and Emus

https://store.extension.iastate.edu/Product/pm1696-pdf
Information on feeding programs which have been developed by using basic physiological and historical information available about ostriches and emus, combined with knowledge about the nutrient requirements of other poultry species.
Ratite Nutrition and Feeding

http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/2902/2902-1089/2902-1089.html
Recommendations for diets.
Ratite Production: Ostrich, Emu and Rhea

https://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=254
Introduction to ratite production as an alternative livestock enterprise, pasturing, and resources.
The Oklahoma State Ostrich Book

http://instruction.cvhs.okstate.edu/kocan/ostrich/ostbk2.htm
Provides information on ranching ostriches, handling eggs, incubation, chicks, growing birds, disease control and other management problems.
USDA: Raising Emus and Ostriches

https://pubs.nal.usda.gov/raising-emus-and-ostriches-srb-97-06
An introduction and list of resources.

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