Safe Meats
Unquestionably, ostriches are superior to all other livestock for the production of meat per hectare. Consumers of meat are becoming health conscious and selective. With the spread of mad cow disease across Europe (BSE), outbreaks of food and mouth disease in sheep and cattle, the chicken flu virus in Hong Kong, and the Nepah pig virus in Malaysia, the world's attention is turning to safe meats. Ostrich is a safe red meat experiencing unprecedented consumer demand. Added to this is the fact that ostrich meat is the healthiest, having lower fat, lower calories and lower cholesterol than beef, sheep, goat, venison, pork, chicken, turkey, and duck.


Multi Income Producers
Ostriches are also multi-income generators, producing revenue from meat, deluxe leather, feathers, and numerous other commercial downstream byproducts. As valuable livestock the ostrich industry is assured of exceptional growth, demand and prosperity.


The Challenges

Industry Wave Two
With all developing industries, the pioneering phase or Wave One is focussed on expensive sales at any cost with little thought to the long term, ongoing service and customer retention. Exaggerated and unrealistic returns were promoted and the high price of stock made the industry attractive to scams and fraudulent operators. Much of the available ostrich stock was of poor quality, confirmation, genetically inferior reproduction, survivability and poor growth rates that made commercial operation's almost impossible. Unfortunately a great number of genuine pioneers around the world became disillusioned and disappointed with their expensive purchases.


Consolidation
Today it is encouraging to see the industry maturing, consolidating and being established as a viable livestock alternative. The scams have been exposed, the con men are in jail and the fly by night traders are moving to other ventures. The industry is consolidating and becoming respectable. There is amalgamation of bigger operators, culling and dispersal of poor producing livestock, the development of major markets and a focus on a genuine long term industry. However, caution must still be exercised, as in all commercial dealings. It takes many generations for genetically poor performing ostriches to become commercially viable. A highly productive ostrich and a road runner cost the same amount of money to feed and manage.


Ostrich Supreme - Ostriches with a Future

Broiler Industry Economics
Rule number one: never purchase an ostrich without a future. NZOSTRICHCORP has studied the establishment of other commercial farming operations to strategize future direction. The development of the chicken broiler industry foretells the future direction of the ostrich industry. This industry is so sophisticated today there are less than six primary breeding companies in the world. These include Ross and Cobb in the UK, and Arbor Acres in the United States. These companies have developed such genetically superior stock they dominate and supply the whole global industry. Raising broilers commercially and economically today is a sophisticated process. As little as three extra days of feeding to slaughter weight can make the difference between a profitable or loss making operation. Nobody else in the world can compete with these primary breeding companies that supply grandparents to supply parents to the huge broiler industry around the world.

Forty years ago it used to take 70 to 80 days to fatten a broiler. Thirty years ago it was 60 days. Today it is 37 to 42 days. For ostrich farming to be commercially viable there must be a dramatic reduction in fattening time.


Genetics

Primary Breeding Companies
The primary breeding companies in the poultry industry discovered there was a compromise between growth rate and egg laying ability. The challenge is to get the best of both worlds which is absolutely essential for a viable ostrich industry. NZOSTRICHCORP has eliminated inferior genetics and has undertaken extensive progeny testing to develop and maintain superior primary breeding livestock. Every participant in the ostrich industry has the opportunity to secure progeny chicks from NZOSTRICHCORP's primary breeding flock. They will genetically enhance the egg production, the survivability of chicks and rapid growth rate to slaughter, of existing stock. The sooner superior genetics are introduced, the quicker the commercial turnaround and viability of an ostrich business is achieved. Purchasing Ostrich Supreme chicks is an investment for the future. Forward thinking farmers will realise maximum returns. Don't delay. A decision today will reflect positively in your balance sheet in 2-3 years time. Secure your performance enhanced foundation stock now. Visit our web site ostrichsupreme.com and secure your order. The low New Zealand dollar makes our prices, relative to quality, the best value available.