Other Types of Fowl

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Guinea Fowl

Peafowl

Pigeon and Dove

Ratite

Guinea Fowl

• Raising Guinea Fowl (requires Acrobat Reader 3.01) Good older U.S.D.A. publication covering sexing and management.

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Peafowl

• Peafowl The peafowl is an ornamental bird which is often grown to adorn farmsteads, private estates or public parks and zoological gardens. By: Earl W. Gleaves, Extension Poultry Specialist, University of Nebraska.

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Pigeon and Dove

• American Dove Association Official web site and Newsletter for the American Dove Association. Has a great deal of good dove information.

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Ratite

Health and Disease

Incubation

Management

Nutrition

Health and Disease

• Avian Influenza Prevention in Gamebird and Ratite Facilities (requires Acrobat Reader 3.01) By: Dr. Scott Beyer, Extension Poultry Specialist, Kansas State University.

• Biosecurity and Disease Prevention for the Ratite Grower This Nebraska Guide acquaints the ratite grower with management techniques that can help reduce the likelihood of disease introduction and spread on the farm. By: Dr. Eva Wallner-Pendleton, Extension and Diagnostic Avian Veterinarian.

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Incubation

• The Incubation of Ratite Eggs By: Joan S. Jeffrey, Gregory P. Martin, Roy C. Fanguy, Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX 77843.

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Management

• Oklahoma State Ostrich Book Shorten version for Internet.By A. Alan Kocan PH.D., College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Microbiology, and Public Health, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma and John A. Crawford, P.O. Box 213, Cache, Oklahoma. Hard copies of an expanded version of this text as well as additional texts on hatching, a video on ostrich care, and related material are available for purchase from the Ostrich News, Cache, Oklahoma.

• Texas A&M Emu Production by: Dr. Joan S. Jefferey Extension Veterinarian Texas Agricultural Extension Service The Texas A&M University System.

• Texas A&M Ostrich Production by: Dr. Joan S. Jefferey Extension Veterinarian Texas Agricultural Extension Service The Texas A&M University System.

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Nutrition

• Ratite Nutrition and Feeding. There is limited quality research concerning the nutritional requirements of Ratites. However, some dependable guidelines have been established because of work completed in Australia and Africa. As in all diet formulations, a variety of high quality ingredients should be used to meet the nutrient recommendations of the Ratite. Using a wide variety of ingredients helps to decrease the effect of variations that are inherent in all ingredients. Julian D. Brake, Broiler Extension Specialist, VA. Tech.