Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Ostrich meat during Dashian festival

Posted by Anup Baral October 20, 2015 :
Ostrich farming in Nepal is not very popular only one commercial ostrich farm established in Nepal. The ostrich or common ostrich (Struthio camelus) is either one or two species of large flightless birds native to Africa, the only living member(s) of the genus Struthio, which is in the ratite family. Starting in 2014, the Somali ostrich is now considered a full species separate from the common ostrich. The ostrich shares the order Struthioniformes with the kiwis, emus, rheas and cassowaries. However, phylogenetic studies have shown that it is the basal extant member of Palaeognathae and is thus equally closely related to flighted tinamous. It is distinctive in its appearance, with a long neck and legs, and can run at up to about 70 km/h (19 m/s; 43 mph), the fastest land speed of any bird. The ostrich is the largest living species of bird and lays the largest eggs of any living bird (extinct elephant birds of Madagascar and the giant moa of New Zealand laid larger eggs).

Commercial ostrich farming in Nepal using the modern technology to produce the meat, eggs, leather and feather etc. Ostriches are large flightless birds can run at a speed over 43 miles per hours it is the second fastest animal in the world. Red meat of ostrich is very popular because it is low in cholesterol, calories and almost fat free.

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