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Wild ostrich (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Struthio camelus</Emphasis>) ecology and physiology |
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| Authors: | Ross G Cooper Jaroslaw O Horbańczuk Raul Villegas-Vizcaíno Salwa Kennou Sebei Aisha E Faki Mohammed Khalid M A Mahrose |
| Institution: | 1.Physiology Division,Birmingham City University,Birmingham,UK;2.Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding,Polish Academy of Sciences,Wolka, Kosowska,Poland;3.Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro,Torreón,México;4.Ecole Supérieure d’Agriculture de Mograne,Mograne, Zaghouan,Tunisie;5.Ministry of Science & Technology, Animal Resources Research Corporation,Wild Life Research Centre,Khartoum,Sudan;6.Department of Poultry, Faculty of Agriculture,Zagazig University,Zagazig,Egypt |
| Abstract: | This work discusses some of the important considerations of wild ostrich evolution, behaviour and ecology, as items included in ostrich production. In the process considerable research was conducted by collating information from peer-reviewed papers; textbooks; manuals; and PubMed and Agricola searches. Selected areas reviewed included activity of ostriches; feeding and water needs; sexual maturity; egg laying and natural incubation; selected physiological parameters; and predation. There is an immediate and urgent need to conserve and protect the rapidly declining populations of wild ostriches with the committed involvement of governments and funding bodies. |
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