The effect of different slaughter age regimes on the primary and secondary production parameters of Ostriches (Struthio Camelus Domesticus) and the economic consequences of different slaughter ages

The South African ostrich industry is presently characterised by a drastic decline in the slaughter price of slaughter birds, due to the drop in the price of meat as well as leather. As a result, the economic viability of ostrich farming is severely hampered by these developments, and many generally...

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Main Author: Bhiya, Clovis Solomon
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10948/837