Emu, an Australian bird, now is being farmed in different countries and also in Orissa, India. Emu farming, or ‘golden farming’ as it is popularly known in the region, is a new way of making money. These birds are very much resistant to diseases, which is an asset to farmers and biggest plus point in farming a bird. Emu farming requires abundance of water .
Medicinal values:
Emu, medicated bird. has many medicinal values. The oil, which is produced by them, is medicated. It has zero percent cholesterol. Emu meat is healthy,nutritious and contains low amounts of fat and cholesterol.
Emu oil is gaining popularity in the pharmaceutical industry and the high cost of this oil has incited farmers to take to this farming.
Resistant to diseases
Emu farming does require much labour-intensive and can be reared with other livestock the farmers owm.High disease-resistant quality is very encouraging as the farmers feel they are easy to look after .
In winter, female emus lay eggs after a gap of every three days. Using an incubator/hatchery, eggs hatch in 49 to 52 days.
Area requirement
Emus need large space to roam freely and if cornered, they can get aggressive by kicking their feet at the target. For raising five pairs of Emus an area of 3,000 square feet is considered optimum .
From a 14 to18-month-old bird, 20 kilogram of flesh and at least four litres of oil can be derived.
Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), a flightless bird, is also the largest bird in Australia and the second largest in the world after its distant cousin, the ostrich.
The birds can reach up to six feet (2m) in height and 66-100 pounds (30-45 kilograms) in weight.
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