A small ostrich can grow to 200 pounds in about 1 month to 1 year of rearing.

The growth rate of ostrich is very fast, usually under normal circumstances, a small ostrich feeding 1 month to 1 year or so can grow to 200 pounds, the largest individual to raise 20 months can reach more than 300 pounds, so the cycle of breeding ostrich is very short.

The ostrich is an omnivore with strong herbivory, and its staple food is grass, fruits, and sometimes small animals. Ostrich has two stomachs, respectively, the foregut, myogastric, no yelping sac, its foregut has the function of rumen of ruminants, myogastric has the digestive function of birds. Ostrich has a developed cecum, small intestine, large intestine, as thick and long, can be completely digested and absorbed food nutrients.

Artificial Ostrich Prospect Analysis

Artificial ostrich farming prospects are still available, mainly in the breeding advantages, uses, market prices and so on. Ostrich is herbivorous birds, breeding feed costs are low; ostrich is not easy to get sick, adapt to the strong good breeding; ostrich growth is fast, up to 200 pounds a year; ostrich life average life expectancy of 60 years, and a high egg-laying rate, the annual production of eggs up to 130.

Ostrich is a treasure, and ostrich meat, ostrich eggs, ostrich skin price is not low, high profits; ostrich use, not only can be eaten, but also available for people to watch; in addition, ostrich is a new farming industry, the development of the people are not many, the market outlook is very good.