Thursday, March 31, 2011

Ostrich steaks?

A chart I found today... the value of raising ostriches compared with cows:

Ostrich
Cattle
Gestation/ Incubation period
42 days
280 days
Offspring per year
40
1
Period from conception to slaughter
407 days
654 days
Meat (kg)
1800
250
Leather (m2)
50.4
2.7
Feathers
36
0
Maximum breeding age (years)
40
10-12

Funny that the chart doesn't mention that ostriches don't produce milk.And who knew they had so much more skin than a cow?! It makes them sound pretty good. Possibly a different income generating activity? 
(Disclaimer- Just in case anyone any one didn't catch on to the sarcasm- there is a lot of it in this post.)

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