Over the past decade many have entered the Ostrich industry as a livestock industry full of promise.  Every livestock producer is aware of the important roll of nutrition – the difficulty for many farmers and supporting specialists has been in understanding the important issues relating to nutrition.

Statements such as “The Ability of Ostriches to adjust to Poor Feeding can well be used to cut down expenses” and “The Ostrich can utilise Fibre well and therefore grain by-products may be used extensively in a ration” had for the most part taken those working with Ostrich nutrition in the wrong direction.   It is not possible to break the basic principals of good nutrition and still expect to achieve profitable levels of production with any species – including Ostrich.