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Ostrich farming in the Philippines

Ostrich farming in the Philippines is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Ostrich farming in the Philippines rather than just read about it. In short: The business of ostrich farming in the Philippines began in the Philippines in 1996. It was started by Lorenzo U.

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Reference excerpt

The business of ostrich farming in the Philippines began in the Philippines in 1996. It was started by Lorenzo U. Limketkai, an engineer, and his son Heintje Limketkai. Heintje Limketkai took a month-long training course on ostrich farming in Australia. After that training, the Limketkais established their ostrich farming business and named it as the Philippine Ostrich and Crocodile Farms, Inc., becoming the first combined ostrich and crocodile farm in the country.

History Their ostrich farm was opened in Barangay Malanang, Opol, Misamis Oriental. They bought their first three pairs of breeding ostriches from Australia in July 1996. The first ostrich egg that was laid on August 30, 1996, but the hatching failed. After improvements were made to the facilities and to the egg-handling techniques, a live ostrich chick hatched for the first time in February 1997. Afterwards, the Limketkais bought two additional groups of breeding ostriches from Texas, United States. The business later opened its facilities "to the public for supervised tours". The first ostrich, as a product, was harvested and prepared as meat for fine dining restaurants on December 23, 1997, under the Big Bird Ostrich Meat brand. After that, thirty ostriches were routinely harvested on a monthly basis for supermarkets and deli shops. One adult ostrich can provide around 100 kilos of red meat, which can be sold for 400–500 pesos (US$8–11 as of January 2014) per kilo. Ostrich eggs, skin and feathers had also been sold to the market. Ostrich feathers are used to produce feather dusters and as decorations, while ostrich skin is used to produce leather. Eggs cost 500 pesos (US$11) apiece, providing to one ostrich farming business an annual income of 50,000 pesos (US$1,100) per adult female, because a mother ostrich can lay about 100 eggs annually. After the establishment of the Philippine Ostrich and Crocodile Farms, Inc., the "first and biggest ostrich farm in the Philippines", other ostrich farming businesses were later established in the Philippines, in the regions of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. These include the Gross Ostrich Farm in Nueva Ecija owned by Michael Gross and the Davao Crocodile Park (as the name implies, this farm also has a crocodile farm) in the Davao Region of Mindanao. There is also an ostrich farm in the village of Sta. Monica in San Luis, Pampanga in Luzon. The ostrich breeding season in the Philippines is from February to October. The Department of Agriculture of the Philippines promoted ostrich farming in response to the world food crisis of 2007–08, as well as an ecotourism and agritourism project.

See also Crocodile farming in the Philippines Agriculture in the Philippines

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Ostrich farming in the Philippines

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Ostrich farming in the Philippines claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Ostrich farming in the Philippines before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Ostrich farming in the Philippines ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Ostrich farming in the Philippines

In research: Ostrich farming in the Philippines appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Ostrich farming in the Philippines in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Ostrich farming in the Philippines is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Agriculture in the Philippines, Ostrich farming, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Ostrich farming in the Philippines outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Ostrich farming in the Philippines in simple terms?

The business of ostrich farming in the Philippines began in the Philippines in 1996. It was started by Lorenzo U.

Why does Ostrich farming in the Philippines matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Ostrich farming in the Philippines?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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