by admin | May 20, 2013 | Ostrich Economics
Newsletter No. 7 - Item 3 This article published last month (Nov 2008) on The Pigsite provides another perspective on benchmark performance figures that maybe easier to monitor and a very effective benchmark measurement of profitability. The reasoning given is...
by admin | May 16, 2013 | Ostrich Breeding and Genetics, Ostrich Economics, Ostrich Nutrition, Ostrich Production
Newsletter No. 69 - Item 4 The comments below refer to Pigs, but the principles are exactly the same for ostrich and illustrate just how far we have to go yet with ostrich and the opportunities when achieved: Quote: “Processors want to ensure they have...
by admin | May 10, 2013 | Ostrich Economics, Ostrich Nutrition, Ostrich Production
Newsletter No. 69 - Item 2 One way some attempt to reduce costs is to seek alternative feed ingredients. This has been a very common practice with Ostrich production, even when the main feed ingredients were at reasonable prices. More recently mainstream...
by admin | May 9, 2013 | Ostrich Health, Ostrich Nutrition
Newsletter No. 67 Item 4 This item discussed an article under the subject title : Gut Health: Is Anything More Important in Turkey Production? This article was published during the month of publication of this newsletter, October 2008. When reading this article you...
by admin | May 8, 2013 | Ostrich Industry, Ostrich Markets
Newsletter No. 67 - Item 3 Figure 1 is taken from a slide 18 in a presentation by Rabobank at the World Meat Congress of 2008. The presentation is no longer available on line. This presentation discussed the impact of biodiesel on the ruminant livestock sector....