EMU Birds Fetches Poor Price in Auction

The Abandoned Emu Birds Auctioned

Erode (TN), Mar 13, District authorities have auctioned 641 emus that were being looked after by the state after the owners abandoned them following the busting of the Australian bird investment scam. Three bidders from Andhra Pradesh and two from Tamil Nadu attended the auction conducted by the District Revenue Officer S. Ganesh at the collectorate here yesterday. Once fetching a high price of Rs 20,000 each, prices quoted at the auction were only ranging from Rs 450 to Rs 1350, authorities said. The scam came to light after hundreds of investors, who had deposited more than Rs 500 crore in commercial emu firms, complained that no interest or deposit amount were returned to them and cases were registered against various emu firm owners. The 'Tamil Nadu Protection of Interests of depositors court,' had ordered Erode District administration to sell the emu birds confiscated from three firms.

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American Emu Association Updates Quality Regulations in Response to Fraudulent Oils in Market

Michael Eppley, president of the American Emu Association (AEA), advises consumers and resellers to beware of fraudulent products being sold as pure emu oil. Pure emu oil naturally contains Omega 3, 6, and 9 fatty acids. These important fatty acids provide natural, hypo-allergenic, anti-inflammatory qualities plus aid in moisturizing the skin. Because of its many benefits the demand for emu oil has increased significantly in the last few years, drawing the attention of many marketers.

Eppley cautions that the problem with adulterated or fraudulent emu oil is that it will not provide the same, all-natural benefits as real emu oil. Not only are consumers dissatisfied, because the product does not work as expected, but this unethical misrepresentation of pure emu oil hurts the integrity of the many legitimate sellers.

Some of these adulterated products may be derived from other oils that are less costly to acquire, then marketed as real emu oil. This process is known as misbranding and is banned by the FDA. Buyers are advised to be suspicious of emu oil that is not authenticated by testing. This testing should be conducted by an AOCS (American Oil Chemists' Society) accredited laboratory and the results should be compared to the standards set by the Emu Oil Trade Rules for Fully Refined Grade A Emu Oil.

“The emu oil industry is not the only industry being affected by this problem,” stated Eppley. “Other oil industries, such as olive oil, have been plagued by imitators that try to pass themselves off as pure olive oil when in fact they are diluted with other oil products. The AEA followed their example in setting standards for our industry so that consumers would know when they are purchasing genuine emu oil.”

In late 2011, after being made aware of a possible problem, the AEA conducted a study of fifteen different samples of oils. The samples were purchased from various retailers including eBay. They contained nine samples of American emu oil and two samples of Australian emu oil. Two samples of ostrich oil, a sample of organic soybean oil, and one of canola oil were also tested for comparison purposes. After testing, at an independent laboratory, the results showed that only five of the eleven emu oil samples actually met the specifications for emu oil. The most surprising results were that the 6 other samples that were supposed to be emu oil were more similar in comparison to the ostrich, soybean and canola oil samples that were tested.

The conclusion of the study was that there is a problem with adulterated emu oil on the marketplace. The AEA board promptly responded by adding a fatty acid profile to the Emu Trade Oil Rules which will help differentiate between emu oil and other types of oils.Because of the findings, the AEA has updated their AEA Certified Emu Oil Program. This program provides a way for sellers to validate their business and to prove that their emu oil is high quality. After approval sellers are allowed to use the trademarked AEA Certified Fully Refined® seal and corresponding verbiage in their marketing and on their labels. Use of the seal or verbiage offers sellers enhanced credibility and recognition as a reliable merchant who adheres to documented quality control standards and procedures. Plus their use offers the end consumer assurance that they are buying the highest quality of genuine emu oil.

Formed in 1989, the AEA is a national, non-profit agricultural association dedicated to the emu industry. The Association does not endorse any one method of refining emu oil; however, whatever method is used must result in an emu oil product that matches the fatty acid profile parameters for pure emu oil along with the other specifications of the Emu Oil Trade Rules.

The American Emu Association is located at 1201 W Main St Suite 2, Ottawa IL 61350. Further information may be obtained at http://www.aea-emu.org, by calling 541-332-0675, or sending an email to info(at)aea-emu(dot)org. Both the verbiage "AEA Certified Fully Refined®" and the corresponding seal are registered trademarks of the AEA and can only be used by AEA members with board approval.

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651 abandoned emus up for auction

Auction of Emu Birds in Coimbatore

The maintenance of emu birds, abandoned by the fraudsters in the contract farming scam, was a costly affair for the state government, revenue and police authorities will finally start auctioning off the birds tomorrow at the collectorate in Erode. About 651 birds will be up for auction on the first day.

The revenue from the auction will be deposited with the Coimbatore special court dealing with cases registered under the Tamil Nadu Protection of Interests of Depositors (in financial establishments) Act. More auctions will be held subsequently based on its approval. The court will return the money to the cheated investors, once the cases reach the final stage. According to revenue officials, 12,000 abandoned emus are now being fed by the revenue department.

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Emus Blocks Traffic in Sydney

Emus hold up traffic in Sydney.

Two emus held up traffic in western Sydney on Monday. The emus, which are the largest birds native to Australia, crossed a number of busy streets after reportedly escaping from an area being.

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How in hova Ulaanbaatar hatch emu eggs

The Procedure of Hatching Emu Eggs

How in hova Ulaanbaatar, hatching emu eggs such as ostrich, emu ratite. The upcoming hatching research, improve ratites, such as emus, ostriches and rheas in the University of Florida and Oregon State University. Personal and Breeders Association compiled the data. Although there is a general consensus in the field, at this time, there are no hard fast details. This is very understandable, because the body of heat and moisture from the birds of the birds, and the majority of institutions and breeding, eggs from a different gene pool. A soft tip marker, the number of each egg in one place. Is recorded as the weight of each egg. Set the next 56 days, the daily weight of the initial weight and space chart. If you are rotating the eggs hand, set up a chart to help monitor this process. set temperature.

 Most experts suggest that the incubation temperature of 96.5 degrees Celsius emu eggs. However, the recommendations of the University of Florida range 96.7 to 97.7 degrees F. Remember, the eggs can withstand heat stress, particularly in the early hatching. Towards the end of the process, the temperature will drop expected hatching.

set humidity. Start of 40%. The humidity should be maintained between 25% and 55% of the emu eggs. Depending on the egg weight loss, which will be adjusted. Eggs lost during incubation for 10-18 percent of its weight. This occurs in a stable, gradual pace Therefore, the weight of the emu eggs should be about 2% of the local weekly decline. Too many chicks hatch dehydration; too little, they are edema installation, if you have their eggs rotor. The HOVA Ulaanbaatar production rotator is designed for larger like emu eggs. If you're not going to let you put the eggs at least 5-24 times daily monitoring system. The figures on the eggs will help you keep track of the eggs have been open.

Weigh eggs every day. Increase or decrease the humidity, if they do not maintain a stable weight is gradually reduced.

remove the rotor, or stop turning the eggs, 42 days. Set your brooder. Remember, the newly hatched emu chicks can not maintain their own body heat. Prompt incubation conditions inheritable tendency hens from the hen. In the possible case, the eggs from the same bird, or from related bird. If you can, if used under the conditions recommended by breeders eggs.

open the egg, which is the most important in the process of hatching. It is this time, the greatest likelihood of the presence of the interior of the egg adhered chicks. Egg diet is the most important, at the end of the process. Inadequate or excessive weight loss near the end of the incubation time, ready to help the chicks hatch, and give extra care to the larvae.

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All cost, little benefit: WA's barrier fence is bad news for biodiversity

West Australia's Fence Causing Death to Emu Birds

Every five or ten years Western Australia’s emus undertake mass migrations in search of food. On the way they encounter the 1,170km State Barrier Fence, which seeks to stop dingos, emus and kangaroos entering farms.

A large proportion of these emus die of starvation, after becoming tangled in the fence, or are shot. The WA Government’s current plan to extend the fence poses even more serious threats to the region’s native plants and animals.

Previously known as the “rabbit-proof fence”, the barrier has failed to stop feral rabbits invading farms. The fence has now been turned against native fauna.

The WA Government plans to build a multi-million dollar, 490km extension of the existing fence, creating a largely continuous barrier through five bioregions from north of Geraldton to Cape Arid.

The extension will cut through the largest intact temperate woodland on earth, the Great Western Woodlands.

The WA Government, under pressure from farmers, will argue they are removing threats to stock and crops. They must also acknowledge however that they are creating another, potentially greater, long-term threat to native flora and fauna.

A key issue here is that there has not been an adequate, transparent cost-benefit analysis. Will there be a net profit from building the fence? A thorough cost-benefit analysis would consider the relative costs and benefits of different ways of solving the problem. It would also consider all of the costs, including the impacts on Australia’s natural heritage.

And the impacts are most likely substantial. A recent report Dr Jenny Lau (Birdlife Australia) and I prepared for the Ecological Society of Australia, the peak group for Australian ecologists, lists three areas where the State Barrier Fence could be undermining natural processes. Peer-reviewed research suggests that the barrier fence is likely to increase fox and cat numbers by excluding dingos, fragment populations of native species and stop seed dispersal.

Emus inadvertently disperse native seeds because they eat fruits from a range of native plants. Emus are estimated to transport seeds from 12 to more than 200 plant species, depending on the region. Emus travel long distances, and by restricting their natural movement the fence is also preventing dispersal of seeds.

In the absence of this dispersal, plant species may decline across large areas. Isolated populations, with no source of replenishment, may die out. This is particularly concerning for the future because many species need to alter their ranges due to global warming. Plants that no longer have the ability to travel long distances inside an emu may not survive accelerating rates of climate change because they cannot keep up with the shifting climate.

Australia needs forward thinking management to sustain natural heritage through climate change. The three consequences of the State Barrier Fence illustrate that the fence is inconsistent with these ideals. We need to enable native species to shift their range to stay within their climatic tolerances. Instead of providing dingo-free space where cats and foxes can flourish, we need to reduce pressures from feral predators so that larger populations of native species survive and have a chance to adapt to climate change.

Unfortunately with this fence, the WA Government is going in the opposite direction.

As it stands, there is certainly enough evidence of important environmental concerns to immediately halt all work on the extension to the State Barrier Fence. The next step is for the WA Government to support a transparent assessment of the costs and benefits of the fence.

My guess is that the costs to farmers of crop damage caused by migrating emus once every five to ten years will be dwarfed by the expense of building and maintaining the fence combined with the cost of the lost ecosystem services provided by migrating emus. Alternative solutions need to be sought.

It is time for the value of Australia’s natural heritage to be fully included in the development equation.

http://theconversation.edu.au/all-cost-little-benefit-was-barrier-fence-is-bad-news-for-biodiversity-12333