Farm Management Service in Ganjam

Diversification is the key to success in any business similarly, we need to diversify to other species of poultry in order to reap more profits. Considering this let us discuss about emu, breed of bird which attains upto 65 kg.wt. & 5.6 ft. Hight on maturity. Emu belong to ratite family of birds & is the third biggest bird species after ostrich & cassowary. The birds have small wings & are in capable of flying. Australia is the place of origin for the birds. Emu is a social bird with dark whitish complexion. The birds live in groups & can thrive under varying climatic conditions ranging 0 degree c. To 52 degree c. These birds are omnivorous and eat leaves, vegetables, fruits, insects, worms. They can be feed modified poultry feed. It is clarified by the chief conservator of forest, gom, pune that emu is an exotic bird and it has not been included in any of the schedules of wildlife (protection) act, 1972. The provisions of wild life protection act, 1972 and rules made there under are not applicable for these birds. As such no permission from forest department is necessary for rearing, farming and selling of these birds. technical parameters: the birds reach their full size by the end of 1st year. They grow up to 5.5 to 6 feet with a weight of 40 to 70 kgs. Laying period in india starts after 18 to 24 months and eggs are laid during october to march. Eggs are dark bluish green in colour with a weight of 450 to 800 gms. A bird can lay 20-60 eggs in a season. Incubation period is 49- 54 days and newly hatched bird will be of 6-7"in height. The life span of the bird is 30-40 years. The productive economic life of the bird is 20 - 25 years. economics importance (scope): it is reported that the price of rs. 25, 000/- a pair of 3 months old birds and the price of rs. 45,000 to 50, 000 a pair of 15 months old birds having live body weight each 30 to 50 kg. And the birds are used for table purpose.

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