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The Ostrich Diagnostic Centre is a well designed book for Ostrich farmers and and Ostrich Veterinarians as an aid to diagnose Ostrich bird problems. The user of the book can begin with a symptom by looking in a bird function category and follow that symptom through the book with a series of questions or selections and finally determine a list of possible causes for the symptom.

This book is a most valuable tool built on years of experience concerning "cause and effect" of Ostrich Breeder bird, chick and egg problems.

"Ostrich Diagnostic Centre E-Book"
Table Of Contents

OSTRICH BREEDER BIRD DIFFICULTIES:
- Birds Refuse to Eat, Pg 11
- Birds Cut Back on Eating, Pg 14
- Birds Act Starved, Pg 17
- Birds Won't Come to Eat, Pg. 19
- Frequent Impactions, Pg. 22
- Sluggish Breeding Activity, Pg. 24
- Frequent Egg Infertility, Pg. 26
- Low Egg Production, Pg. 29
- Breeder Hen is Egg Bound, Pg. 33
- Hen Occasionally Stops Laying, Pg. 34
- Death by Internal Bleeding, Pg. 35

- Bird is Constantly Sitting, Pg. 37
----- Bird Constantly Sits with Head Vertical, Pg. 38
----- Bird Constantly Sits with Head Horizontal, Pg. 40

- Birds Have Feathers Missing, Pg. 41
----- Birds Have Poor Feather Coat, Pg. 42
----- Birds Are Completely Bald, Pg. 44
----- Birds Have Bare Spot on Back, Pg. 45
----- Birds Have Bare Spots on Chest and Back, Pg. 46
----- Hens ONLY Have Bare Spot on Right Side, Pg. 47

EGG DEFORMITIES:
- Extreme Egg Sizes, Pg. 49
- Wrinkled Eggshells, Pg. 50
- Chalky Eggshell, Pg. 51
- Skin Eggs, Pg. 53
- Eggshell Porosity Problems, Pg. 54
- Eggshell Too Hard, Pg. 55

OSTRICH EGG INCUBATION EMBRYO DEATHS:

CHICK HATCHING DIFFICULTIES:
- Weak Pipping Strength, Pg. 60
- Frequent Assisted Hatches, Pg. 61
- Chick Backward in Egg, Pg. 62
- Yolk Sac Infections, Pg. 63
- Deformed Legs, Toes, Beaks, Pg. 64
- Extremely Swollen Chicks, Pg. 65
- Brown/Green Slime on Chicks, Pg. 66

OSTRICH CHICK RAISING DIFFICULTIES:
- Fading Chick Syndrome (FCS), Pg. 68
----- Nutritional Deficiencies, Pg. 70
----- Bird Stress, Pg. 73
----- Clostridium Bacteria Invasion, Pg. 76
----- Chick Feeding Management, Pg. 80
----- Gut PH Factor Changes, Pg. 84
----- Poor Bio-Security, Pg. 86
- Yellow-Livered Chicks, Pg. 89
----- Yellow Livers in Ostrich Chicks Are Not Normal, Pg. 92
- Turned Out Legs (Splayed), Pg. 94
- Slow Growing Chicks, Pg. 96
- Bowed Leg Chicks, Pg. 98

OSTRICH SLAUGHTER BIRD DIFFICULTIES:
- Blue Mountain Ostrich Grading Systems, Pg. 101
- Ostrich Meat Quality Comparisons in the Industry, Pg. 110
- Ostrich Carcass Comparisons in the Industry, Pg. 116
- Ostrich Body Fat Reserve Comparisons, Pg. 120
- Fat Versus Meat Production on Ratites, Pg. 125
- Meat Consistency Is an Important Concern, Pg. 127
- Fat as Health Status Indicator for Ostrich, Pg. 130
- Are Vitamins Necessary in the Ratite Diet?, Pg. 137
- The Global Ostrich Industry, Pg. 141
- 1996-97 Ostrich Weight Gain Feeding Trials, Pg. 151
- Blue Mountain Feed Compared to South Africa, Pg. 155
- Pictures - Before and After Blue Mountain, Pg. 157
- Ground Feed Versus Pelleted Feed, Field Trials, Pg. 164

LIST OF TABLES:
Functions, Deficiencies, Interrelationships & Toxicities of Minerals & Vitamins:

- Table 1 - Macro Minerals, Pg. 3
- Table 2 - Macro Minerals, Pgs. 4-5
- Table 3 - Vitamins Fat Soluble, Pg. 5
- Table 4 - Vitamins Water Soluble, Pgs. 5-6
- Table 5 - Signs of Nutritional Deficiencies in Poultry Embryos, Pg. 7
- Table 6 - Nutrients Associated with Various Signs of Deficiency In Growing Birds, Pg. 8
- Table 7 - Nutrient Effects on Egg Production, Pg. 9

Signs of Nutritional Deficiencies in Poultry Embryos, Pg. 58

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