Ratites
Welcome to the OMAFRA Ratites website. Here you will find a wealth of information relevant to Ontario's Ratite industry. The resources listed below include OMAFRA Factsheets and Information Sheets, as well as key links to information on internal and external sites.
Animal Welfare, Care & Behaviour
- Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals: Farming of Ostriches - Australia
- Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals: Husbandry of Captive-bred Emus - Australia
Production Management
- Emu and Ostrich Production Benchmarks
- Gamebirds and Ratites - Mississippi State University Extension Service
- Incubation of Ratite Eggs - Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Texas A&M University
- Ostrich, Emu and Rhea Production - Rutgers Cooperative Extension, State University of New Jersey
- Ratite Production - Ostrich, Emu and Rhea - Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas, United States Department of Agriculture
- Commercial Ostrich Production - North Carolina Cooperative Services
- Ostrich Production - Texas A&M Veterinary Extension
- Poultry - Emus and Ostriches - Department of Primary Industries, Queensland, AU
- Emu Production - Texas A&M University
- World Ostrich Association
- Management of Ratites - Merck Veterinary Manual
- Recent Developments in Ostrich Farming
- Ostrich Manual - South African Ostrich Business Chamber
Health Management
- Bio-Security for Exotic Fowl - Texas A&M University
- Poultry - Health Management and Biosecurity - Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Ministry of Rural Affairs
- Ostrich Diseases - Republic of South Africa
Nutrition & Feeding
- Nutrition Guidelines for Ostriches and Emus - Iowa State University Extension
- Ratite Nutrition and Feeding - Virginia Cooperative Extension
Manure and Nutrient Management
- How Many Nutrient Units Do I Have? Ratite Operations - Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Ministry of Rural Affairs
Marketing
- Provincially Licensed Abattoirs - Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Ministry of Rural Affairs
- Ontario Independent Meat Processors
- Agricultural Business Management
- Ostrich Producers of Ontario
Resources & Publications
- Ostrich Bibliography - University of Saskatchewan
- Ratite Bibliography - University of Saskatchewan
Statistics
- Alternative Livestock on Canadian Farms - Statistics Canada
- Number of Alternative Livestock and Gamebirds Processed for Meat in Ontario Federal/Provincial Combined Statistics - Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Ministry of Rural Affairs
For more information:
Toll Free: 1-877-424-1300
E-mail: ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca