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Comparative digesta retention patterns in ratites [PDF]
, 2015 Ratites differ distinctively in the anatomy of their digestive tract. For example, Ostriches (Struthio camelus) have a particularly long, voluminous colon and long paired caeca, Rheas (Rhea spp.) are characterised by a short colon with particularly ...
Ortmann, Sylvia +5 more
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Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia, Volume 55, Issue 2, March 2026.ABSTRACT The greater rhea (Rhea americana), the largest bird species in South America, has significant economic value due to its meat, eggs, leather, feathers and oil. However, its lack of external sexual dimorphism poses challenges for reproductive management and breeding programmes.
Marilú Cristofoli +7 more
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Revista Colombiana de Ciencia Animal Recia, 2019 Los avestruces poseen características productivas que la hacen una especie atractiva para el mercado de carne y huevos, además de otros subproductos como plumas, grasas, y piel.
Juan Camilo Paz Campuzano +6 more
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Endocranial Anatomy of the Giant Extinct Australian Mihirung Birds (Aves, Dromornithidae)
Diversity, 2021 Dromornithids are an extinct group of large flightless birds from the Cenozoic of Australia. Their record extends from the Eocene to the late Pleistocene.
Warren D. Handley, Trevor H. Worthy
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Reproduction in Domestic Animals, Volume 61, Issue 2, February 2026.ABSTRACT This study evaluated the effect of season, semen collection frequency, and male variation on seminal plasma composition of farmed ostriches. Five South African Black ostrich males (4.47 ± 0.95 years of age) were used in spring 2011 and winter 2012.
Pfunzo Muvhali +5 more
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Anatomical description of the ostrich (Struthio camelus) skeleton: case report [PDF]
Biotemas, 2012 Ostrich (Struthio camelus) is a bird characterized by its large size, it can achieve 2.8m in height and weight over 150kg. It has an Egyptian origin and then spread throughout Africa.
Ana Greice Borba Leite +4 more
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Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a sodium alginate (SA) coating incorporating Eryngium campestre (zulang) essential oil (EO) nanoemulsion (EON) regarding the preservation characteristics of ostrich meat under cold storage condition. The primary constituents of the EO were germacrene D, α‐bisabolol, campestrolide, and salvial‐4(14)‐en‐
Omolbanin Dadashi +2 more
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Frontiers in Zoology, 2012 Background The avian glottis channels air from the oropharynx to the trachea and is situated on an elevated structure, the laryngeal mound. It is imperative that the glottis be protected and closed during swallowing, which in mammals is achieved by ...
Crole Martina R, Soley John T
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The island syndrome in plants on New Zealand's outlying islands: a review
New Zealand Journal of Botany, Volume 63, Issue 5, Page 2300-2324, December 2025.ABSTRACT The island syndrome is defined as a suite of predictable and consistent differences between island and mainland organisms. In seed plants, much of what we know about the island syndrome comes from work in the Southwest Pacific, which is comprised of the three main islands of New Zealand and ten surrounding archipelagos.
Riccardo Ciarle, Kevin C. Burns
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Comparative methane emission by ratites: differences in food intake and digesta retention level out methane production [PDF]
, 2015 Ratites differ in the anatomy of their digestive organs and their digesta excretion patterns. Ostriches (Struthio camelus) have large fermentation chambers and long digesta retention, emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) have a short gut and short retention ...
Ortmann, Sylvia +4 more
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