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Ostrich is the only living species belonging to the family Struthionidae. It is the largest living flightless bird. It is highly adapted to terrestrial life. Ostrich have only two toes…

One must know how to handle the egg at different stages – from the production to consumption. It is not possible to maintain high quality of egg without proper handling.…

The egg has an eggshell, albumen and yolk. Eggshell: It is the outer covering of an egg (constitutes 9 to 11 % of egg wt.) which consists of pores. The…

Eggs contain all the nutrients essential for growth of a zygote to a fully developed embryo (chick) inside egg. It is packed with all the nutrients essential in human diet…

Processing of the chicken includes all the steps used for conversion of live birds to dressed chicken and its retail cuts include several steps. All the operations should be carried…

Emus belong to the ratite group and have high economic value for their meat, eggs, oil, skin, and feathers. These birds are adaptable to varied climatic conditions. Although emu and…

Guineafowls continue to lay with just a small break of 45 days in confined conditions. Two or three periods of lay is observed in Africa under the intensive system of…

Baby guinea fowls are known as keets. Day-old keet weighs about 25-29 g. Guineas are much more active than chickens. Guinea chicks are easy to rear although they are susceptible…

Helmeted Guinea Fowl are active, gregarious birds that travel in flocks, typically a flock of 25 birds. During the day, the flock spend much of the day on the ground…

Guineafowl is a domesticated bird belonging to the Genus Numida. It is a large African game bird with slate-colored, white-spotted plumage and a loud call. People domesticated Guinea fowl for…