Average price per kilo of ostrich meat: 30,000 to 35,000 Tomans
Current investment cost for each productive ostrich: 8 to 10 million rials
Fixed investment cost for each productive ostrich: 79 to 80 million Rials
Investment of a 25-piece productive unit and 500-piece fattening unit: 700 to 800 million Tomans
The number of units that have operating licenses in the province: 3 units with a capacity of 188 units
The number of units that have an establishment license in the province: 20 units with a capacity of 377 cups
Criteria and indicators of meat ostrich breeding:
Minimum breeding capacity: 300 pieces of meat
Minimum amount of land required for 100 to 300 plots: 10,000 square meters (one hectare)
Length of breeding period: 10 to 12 months. Number of breeding periods in a year: 1 period per year
The amount of feed per piece during the breeding period: 500 to 600 kg
Average daily feed weight for each piece: 1.5 kg
The feed to meat conversion factor is 2 to 3 up to 6 months and the weight is 70 kilos
The conversion rate of feed to meat is 8-10 until 11 months old and the weight is 100-110 kilos
The average live weight at the end of the breeding period of 10 to 12 months is 90 to 110 kg
The average weight of the carcass at the end of the breeding period of 10 to 12 months is 50 to 60 kg
The average meat from a 10 to 12 month old ostrich will be 30 to 34 kilograms.
The area of the roof for raising each piece of fattening ostrich is 2 square meters.
The area of the promenade for breeding each piece of ostrich is 20 square meters.
Average price of each three-month-old ostrich chick: 300 to 350 thousand tomans
Average price per kilo of meat: 30,000 to 35,000 Tomans
Average investment for each plot is 19 million Rials
Average investment for the minimum breeding capacity is 5700 million Rials
Ostrich breeding plan
Getting to know the types of ostriches
North African ostrich / or red-necked ostrich
The North African ostrich or the red-necked ostrich, which rings around the Great African Sahara and Senegal, constitutes the largest population of ostriches. In the past, red ostriches were found in more northern areas such as Egypt and southern Morocco. The North African ostrich is the largest species of these birds. Its height is about 2.8, its weight is about 155 kg and it has a speed of 72 km/h. The head of the North African ostrich is red, the male has black and white feathers, and the female has gray feathers.
Southern ostrich / or black ostrich
The southern ostrich or black ostrich is another species of ostrich that lives in southern Africa on the southern banks of the Zambezi and Kunen rivers.
Masai ostrich
Masai ostriches, whose habitat is in East Africa, have small bright orange feathers on their heads, necks and thighs. This species of ostrich is found only in southern Kenya, Ethiopia and parts of southern Somalia.
Arabian ostrich
The Arabian ostrich used to live in large numbers in the Arabian Peninsula, Syria and Iraq, and its generation was completely destroyed around 1966.
Somali ostrich
Somali ostrich in northeastern Kenya, southern Ethiopia and Somalia. Their necks and thighs are lead colored. Unlike other ostriches, they do not live in flocks, but are mostly seen alone or in pairs. They share a common habitat with the Masai ostrich in the northeast of Kenya. Some consider this ostrich a separate species.
Australian ostrich
The Australian ostrich is the largest native bird in Australia. The Australian ostrich is the largest bird native to Australia and there are three subspecies of the Australian ostrich. And the only version available is from the genus Dromaius. This bird is the second tallest bird in the world.
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