Some EU ostrich producers have suggested agro-tourism as a source of income. I have seen two of these in action: both farms were less than 20 kilometres from a tourist centre by the sea-side and both had a bar with a small shop selling ostrich products.
Declawing in ostrich chicks is used in some farms in Australia. The method allows reducing harmful behaviour among birds and improving the quality of the skin, not being evident the existence of chronic pain due to neurome development in amputated birds (Glatz, 2005 ).Another paper deals with the harvest of feathers, a common practice in South Africa, without a significant effect on food consumption, rhythm of growth or conversion index (Brand, 2005).
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