The microbial levels (cfu/g and cfu/cm2) of retail refrigerated vacuum-packed ostrich steaks was assessed in Spain. Samples were purchased within 3 to 7 days after packaging. Physicochemical parameters (pH, Aw and Eh) were also determined.

Thirty groups of ostriches with seven slaughter birds per group were subjected to two treatments where the feathers of 15 groups were harvested (clipped) at six months of age, while the feathers of the other 15 groups were not harvested (clipped...

By the Standing Committee of the European Convention for the Protection of Animals kept for Farming Purposes (T-Ap) adopted on 22 April 1997. In accordance with Article 9 of the Convention, the Recommendation will enter into force on 22 October ...

In previous outbreaks of avian influenza (AI) the virus was found to be varyingly pathogenic to ostriches. Sometimes no clinical disease resulted from the infection while in other cases even adult ostriches died with severe clinical symptoms. Th...

The ostrich is obviously extremely well adapted to the climatic environments prevailing in the African regions in which the species is indigenous and tolerates well hot arid conditions and cooler wet subtropical zones (Sauer and Sauer 1966b). St...

Commercial farming of African ostriches in Germany continues to be a controversial subject with regard to the aspect of animal protection. Those against it mainly argue that the wet and chilly weather in our latitudes affects the animals' welfar...