Main Problems
Rearing, Young chicks
Chick rearing is one of the main factors
affecting ostrich production (survivability rate ranged between 5-75%). Main
problems are:
1. Nutrition of both of breeders and hatched
chicks (needs more investigation). Could be improved by using probiotic
(Chwalibog, 2002).
2.
2. Rearing
temperature: ≥25 °C and ≤ 35 °C during the first 12 weeks of age.