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Web Selections: Emu, Ostrich and Rhea Production Compiled by: Alternative Farming Systems Information Center National Agricultural Library Agricultural Research Service U.S. Department of Agriculture 10301 Baltimore Avenue, Room 132 Beltsville, MD 20705-2351 April 2006

Raising Emus and Ostriches
USDA. NAL. Alternative Farming Systems Information Center.
Rebecca S. Thompson
1997 with 2001 Supplement
Special Reference Briefs Series 97-06
http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/AFSIC_pubs/srb9706.htm
Bibliography of electronic resources, software, videocassettes, audiocassettes, books and articles on emus and ostriches.

Housing, Husbandry, Care and Welfare of Selected Birds (Quail, Pheasant, Finches, Ostrich, Dove, Parrot and Others)
USDA. NAL. Animal Welfare Information Center.
Richard L. Crawford, D'Anna Jensen, Heidi Erickson and Tim Allen
February 2004
AWIC Resource Series 26
http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/Birds/
Citations pertain basically to wild/exotic birds and those used in research including ostrich and emu. Includes selected websites at the end of the publication.

Ratite Production: Ostrich, Emu and Rhea
ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service.
Lance Gegner
2001
http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/ratite.html
Information for the potential producer: ostrich, emu and rhea enterprises including regulations, production practices, pasturing, marketing options, and additional information sources for each species.

Oklahoma State Ostrich Book
Oklahoma State University. Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Microbiology, and Public Health.
A. Alan Kocan and John A. Crawford
No date
http://www.cvm.okstate.edu/instruction/kocan/ostrich/ostbk2.htm
Text on anatomy, husbandry, nutrition and veterinary care of ostriches.

Import Procedures for Importing Ratites and Hatching Eggs of Ratites
USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Veterinary Services.
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ncie/ratites-hatching-eggs.html
USDA requirements, restrictions and contacts.

Focus On: Ratites (Emu, Ostrich, and Rhea)
USDA. Food Safety and Inspection Service.
February 2003
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/pubs/ratites.htm
Consumer information about ostrich, emu, and rhea meat.

Missouri Alternatives Center
University of Missouri Extension.
http://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/links/
Many additional production how-to publications are available online in the Missouri Alternatives Center (MAC) database of full-text Extension publications. Look under Emus, Ostriches and Rheas.

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