Overview: This is the first book that is solely devoted to an examination of the welfare of ratites.Reveals some of mysteries of farmed flightless birds, and discusses how they cope in a farming environment.Sta.This volume reviews, for the first time, the broad range of issues that affect the welfare of commercially farmed ratites. Although ratites incorporate several families of flightless birds this book focuses on the most commonly farmed ratites, the ostrich, emu and rhea. The readers are taken on a journey through all sectors of the industry, which include breeding, incubation, hatching,
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