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Dear colleagues!

The School of ostrich farming has started working since July 10, 2006 at “Agro-Soyuz” Corporation

School is designed for specialists, farmers and managers.

A Six-day training “Basics of practical ostrich farming” is developed by CJSC “Agro-Soyuz” specialists in cooperation with world leading specialists, experts and consultants. Program offers knowledge and practical skills needed for management and running of ostrich farm.

Practical training is conducted by specialists of model agricultural enterprise CJSC “Agro-Soyuz” within flow processes.

Production of incubation eggs:

Breeder farm, 400 breeders of black- and blue-neck ostriches

Raising of young stock:

Farm with capacity of 6 000 heads per year.

Egg incubation:

Incubation unit for 1008 eggs, equipment of “Victoria” company, Italy. Capacity is 12 000 eggs per year with one-time capacity of 2 016 eggs.

Ostrich fattening:

Ostrich fattening farm has capacity of 2 000 heads.

Fees includes:

Informational and consulting services according to the program
Printed materials
Set of participant: pen, notepad
Working clothes
Food: coffee-breaks, lunches
Transfer from the hotel to the place of training
“Agro-Soyuz” enterprise tour

Organizing committee offers hotel booking services by request.

1. Basics of practical ostrich farming	Specialists – stockbreeders, farmers, managers, investors	Specialized knowledge and practical skills in ostrich farming including full range from selection to slaughter and processing
1.1 Commercial ostrich farming. Future prospective	Specialists – stockbreeders, farmers, managers, investors.	Commercial ostrich farming
1.2 Process management in ostrich farming	Specialists – stockbreeders, farmers, managers, investors.	Process management knowledge and practical skills in ostrich farming
1.3 Feeding of ostriches	Specialists – stockbreeders, farmers, managers, investors.	Important aspects of feeding and feed
1.4 Feed rate calculation	Specialists – stockbreeders, farmers, managers, investors.	Balanced ration definition practical skills
1.5 Fattening	Specialists – stockbreeders, farmers, managers, investors.	Important aspects of ostrich fattening
1.6 History of ostrich farming	Specialists – stockbreeders, farmers, managers, investors.	World history of ostrich farming. Analysis of present condition and recommendations for Ukraine.
1.7 Complete ostrich farm: principles of design, technological standards, realization at “Agro-Soyuz”	Specialists – stockbreeders, farmers, managers, investors.	Important aspects and practical skills of design and usage of full-range ostrich farm (from selection to fattening)
1.8 Genetics and selection in ostrich breeding	Specialists – stockbreeders, farmers, managers, investors.	History and present condition of ostrich selection. Characteristics of ostriches genetics
1.9 Two-line breeding program at “Agro-Soyuz”	Specialists – stockbreeders, farmers, managers, investors.	System of two-line ostrich breeding to receive high-quality hybrids
1.10 Breeding identification system	Specialists – stockbreeders, farmers, managers, investors.	Important aspects and practical skills for ostrich selection identification structure
1.11Reproduction. Breeding bird housing. Planning of «Year cycle»	Specialists – stockbreeders, farmers, managers, investors.	“Incubating egg” process development
1.12 Breeding bird handling study: (capture methods, egg gathering)	Specialists – stockbreeders, farmers, managers, investors.	Breeding bird keeping practical skills
1.13 Biosecurity in ostrich farming	Specialists – stockbreeders, farmers, managers, investors.	Essential characteristics of biosecurity in ostrich farming
1.14 Sanitary-veterinary procedures in ostrich farming	Specialists – stockbreeders, farmers, managers, investors.	Sanitary-veterinary procedures in ostrich farming practical skills
1.15 Transportation, slaughter and processing of ostriches	Specialists – stockbreeders, farmers, managers, investors.	Transportation, slaughter and processing of ostriches practical skills
1.16 Ostrich egg incubation	Specialists – stockbreeders, farmers, managers, investors.	Ostrich egg incubation traits
1.17 Schedule “week cycle”	Specialists – stockbreeders, farmers, managers, investors.	Development of schedule “week cycle” practical and theoretical skills
1. 18 Agro-tourism and «on-farm» sales	Specialists – stockbreeders, farmers, managers, investors.	Agro-tourism and “on- farm” sales in ostrich farming
1.19 Incubation process study. Demonstration of incubator equipment	Specialists – stockbreeders, farmers, managers, investors.	Ostrich egg incubation traits theoretical and practical skills
1.20 Young bird raising process	Specialists – stockbreeders, farmers, managers, investors.	Growing practical and theoretical skills
1.21 Growing procedure training. “Brooder” equipment demonstration	Specialists – stockbreeders, farmers, managers, investors.	Young stock handling skills
1.22 Ostrich handling procedures: «capture, holding, weighing, loading to vehicle»	Specialists – stockbreeders, farmers, managers, investors.	Ostrich handling practical skills
1.23 Structure of costs and cost price of ostrich products	Specialists – stockbreeders, farmers, managers, investors.	Structure of costs in ostrich farming
1.24 Ostrich farming economics	Specialists – stockbreeders, farmers, managers, investors.	Theoretical and practical skills of economic indexes at an ostrich farm
1.25 Feeding with total mixed ration	Specialists – stockbreeders, farmers, managers, investors.	Feeding with total mixed ration practical and theoretical skills

Name of module	Participants	Date
Commercial ostrich farming	Specialists, farmers, managers	01.09.07 – 05.09.07

Contacts

5, Sovhoznaya str., Mayskoie village,
Sinelnikovo district, Dnepropetrovsk region, Ukraine, 52511
phone./fax: (+38-05663) 5-33-00
cellular: (+38-050) 458-03-74, Alena
e-mail: info_4@agro.dp.ua, school@agro.dp.ua

Bank details for the residents of Ukraine:

Получатель	ООО «Корпорация «Агро-Союз»
ОКПО	31761141
р/с	26003001301885
МФО	307071
Банк	Филиал ЗАО «ОТП Банк» г.Днепропетровск
Назначение платежа	За комплекс услуг по информационно-консультационному обеспечению

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