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Cooperative "Centre of ostrich genetics" is located at ecologically clean, quiet and beautiful place at Kaunas region near the Girininkai village on area of 67 acres. There is three types of ostrich breed bread in well equipped premises. The breeds are: African ostriches that have black, red and blue neck types.
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Cooperative is engaged in the following:
- Selection (main target is to deduce a breed that is less sensitive to stress);
- Industrial breeding of African ostrich;
- Production and realization of incubated eggs, young, and mature ostriches;
- Introduction of new technologies into the system of growing ostriches in Litwa
- Introduction of a unified system of identification of ostriches in Litwa with help of microchips;
- Creation of the technology of ostrich artificial insemination;
- Production and realisation of eggs, leather, meat, fat and feather.
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Pedigree birds were brought from the farm Villeb¸l Struds“ (Denmark). Parental herd of 65 ostriches was broken into groups of 14. Every group then has been placed in a separate placement with an open air walk ability. The complex includes a department for growing of the young up to 3 month old that includes hatchery. At the hatchery there are three incubators that together fit 375 eggs, and two heatchers for 60 eggs each.
Ostriches up to 3 month old are kept in incubatory in good conditions that were specially designed for them. When they get older they are taken to a placement for under 12-14 month ostriches, where there are also good conditions created.
Ostriches are feed with sterling, ecologically pure food mixes that do not contain growth stimulator nor any genetically modified components and antibiotics. The mix is certified. There is qualified staff working at the farm. The farm is capable of growing 1000 ostriches a year that means that our farm is one of the biggest ostrich growing farm on the territory of Eastern Europe.
Head – Arunas Jonas Planciunas
Manager (commercial) - Gintaras Vaitkus
Vet. doctor – Alvidas Bortkunas
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