ABSTRACT: This study discusses the epidemiological, clinical, and pathological characteristics of two outbreaks ocular infection in ostriches (Struthio camelus) caused by trematode Philophthalmus sp. The occurred states Ceará Rio Grande do Norte Northeast Brazil. Ostrich farming was categorized as semi-intensive with free access to weir river. clinical symptoms for included nictitating membrane...

Dr. Von Greyerz has used his imagination and gift for detail to consider impact of atomic war on a country such as his own (Sweden). His description individual reactions under the threat of remote-misses and near-misses is also detail real and thoughtful. His aim is to encourage more positive thought on the probl^ since in so doing he feels we should be more likely to prevent fear and calarfl1^...

Tibiotarsal rotation in ostrich chicks is a serious problem that accounts for considerable financial loss to ostrich farmers. Serum- and bone-mineral analyses of 20 ostrich chicks with tibiotarsal rotation were compared with serum- and bone-mineral analyses of eight normal ostrich chicks of comparable age, sex and body mass, and raised under identical conditions. The serum-zinc values were sign...

Separate-sex rearing of slaughter ostriches was investigated as a management strategy to minimize skin damage. Day-old ostrich chicks were divided into three treatment groups; a group of mixed-gender and two single-sex groups, one male and one female. At three months of age, because of the large variation in live weights, the birds were sorted within treatment according to weight. Each gender t...