title: [Considerations and recommondations for species-appropriate and welfare friendly keeping of ratitae in Germany].
abstract: Ostrich farming and keeping in Germany is of increasing interest. Ostrich farming includes keeping the animals as agricultural livestock (production of meat, leather, eggs), for display, hobby farming and keeping in zoological collections. Based on scientific research there is a steady increase in knowledge of keeping ratites according to sophisticated standards in terms of animal welfare legislation. Legislation and recommondations for keeping of ratitae are described.
authors.affiliation: Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Korbel, Dip. ECZM (Avian), Zentrum für klinische Tiermedizin, Klinik für Vögel, Reptilien, Amphibien und Zierfische, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Sonnenstraße 18, 85764 Oberschleißheim, E-Mail: Korbel@vogelklinik.vetmed.uni-muenchen.de.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Korbel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schubert
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Erhard
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wöhr
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bergmann
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rückschloss
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thiel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Engelhardt
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Engelhardt
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000193:education* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000827:Animal Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000818:Animals; D005858:Germany; D046108:Palaeognathae
keywords: Ostrich; animal welfare legislation; continuing education; emu; keeping guidelines; rhea