The ostrich

On September 2002 in Poland was editeda book The Ostrich written by Jarosław Olav Horbańczuk (Ph.D, DSc) scientist from Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding, Polish Academy of Sciences, Jastrzebiec near Warsaw. The publication is based on his own 7 years experiments carried out not only in Poland by also outside incooperation withscientists from South Africa, Australia, Israel, Zimbabwe and Europe. Apart frombook includes a wide review of world ostrichliteraure (315 references) plus several colourful pictures.

Spis treści:

1. Origin and farming history of the ostrich
2. Zoological classification, nature and biology of Ratitae
3. Current state of Ratitae farming in the world
4. The value and utilisation for ostrich products
5. Current world trends in ostrich farming
6. Ostrich maintenance
7. Basic rules of chicks rearing
8. Feeding and nutrition
9. Reproduction
10. Egg production
11. Incubation and hatching
12. Meat yield
13. Harvesting feathers and skinning
14. The ekonomy of ostrich farming
15. Biosecurity and ostrich diseases
16. Practical information on the adaptation of African ostriches to defferent climatic conditions
17. Elements of breeding work
18. References
19. Photos