Accumulation in ostriches:
Due to the small size of the pyloric valve of the ostrich stone, the exit of the material is small and slow. This physiological limitation requires special nutritional attention. High fiber is one of the distinctive features of ostrich diet. With increasing age, the ostrich’s ability to digest fiber increases, and accordingly, dietary fiber increases from the beginning of breeding (less than 6%) to an adult bird (around 20%). Providing fiber less than the bird’s needs leads to overeating, eating soil, wood and litter and non-litter components and subsequently leads to accumulation. On the other hand, providing insufficient and excess fiber to the bird’s needs due to its low digestibility leads to accumulation. The next very important thing is the size of the feed particles (especially hay). The size of the feed particles should also be increased according to the age of the bird. Coarse size (above 3 mm) at the beginning of cultivation leads to accumulation due to a sharp decrease in the speed of passage of digestible materials. On the opposite point, the small size of feed particles in older ages leads to a large increase in the speed of passing digestive substances and a decrease in the digestibility of feed and the occurrence of stress in the digestive system, which itself causes overeating and soil eating. and leads to accumulation.
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