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About Emu Farming
Business such as poultry, dairy, goat raring or animal husbandry often suffer due to various factors such as eruption and spread of infectious and contagious diseases, resulting in sudden fall in production, climatic charges, excessive heat and scarcity of water. Emu is naturally immune to all these adversities; hence Emu farming is preferred all over the world today.
Australian Emu farming as a complementary to agriculture is going to be the most profitable business in the near future. Originally Emu is a resident of Australia, a very sober bird, living on grains, cereals, pulses and grass, its immune system is so strong that it hardly suffers from any disease. It survives in any type of climate. Each and every part of Emu’s body is commercially valuable. Hence in Andhra Pradesh too, Emu farming has taken its roots strongly. The Government as per Forest Animal Husbandry Act for Protection and Raring of Forest Animals has permitted Emu farming in India which offers great opportunity for foreign investments and export.
Considering the ever growing population in India we must think about the future requirement of proteins. No doubt, Emu will be our food for future! The obvious reason for this is Emu Meat is pulpy and has 98% fatty portion with least cholesterol and high percentage of iron in it. The oil extracted from Emu fat has medicinal value. Emu skin is very soft it can take up any color and hence can be decorated with a variety of colors. Emu skin can fetch handsome money in international market. So the importance of this business lies in the availability of rich proteins for our people and the export potential for the oil and the skin obtained from the bird.
There are many reasons as to why we should expand Emu farming. In the first place this is a very fast growing business in the USA and now in India with a very high percentage of profit on investment. Emu is capable of surviving any type of climate and adversities. This is a non aggressive bird so it is easy to look after it. Even in the breeding period it does not attack man. The birds do not need special structures for their stay neither do they need large chunk of land. A small piece of land is ok. In one acre of land 100 to 150 birds can be easily accommodated. Emu farming is eco friendly, highly effective, excellent business. This can be complementary to conventional agriculture. Even retired man can look after a flock of many birds
As far as state of Andhra Pradesh is concerned, the available information regarding the production proves that there is highly congenial atmosphere in the state for this business. The sons of this soil have seriously taken up Emu farming. In the beginning the eggs are used for hatching and reproduction of fleshy young ones. A sustainable market has been established for Emu meat, skin, fat, oil and eggs.
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