Papers due to be presented at the XII World Ostrich Congress, October 14-16, in Madrid, Spain, include: Dr Carole A Price, DVM USA, The American Ostrich Association - History and Accomplishments; Giovanni Costa, Brazil, Brazil Ostrich Industry and its Markets; Robert Baronigg, Portugal, Ways to be Profitable in Ostrich Farming; Alois Kowald, Austria, The Cooperative Model as Used by Ostrich Farmers in Austria. Alex Balogh, Hungary, Ostrich Breeding in Hungary; Torben Grejsen, Poland/Ukraine, How to be Successful in Ostrich Production in Eastern Europe; A K Ibrahim, Turkey, Ostrich Breeding in Turkey - Problems and Opportunities; Sunday O Peters, Nigeria, The Ratite Industry in Nigeria: Problems and Prospects; Charles Melville, South Africa, Marketing Ostrich Leather; Ali Hajibabaei, Iran, Ostrich Breeding in Iran. Jameel Al-Hawamdeh, Jordan, Ostrich Farming Challenges in Jordan; Lao Zhang, China, The Growing Ostrich Industry in China; Yang Haomin, China; Endeavour to Inaugurate a New International Ostrich Production Area - China; Michael Hastings, Australia, The rise, fall and rise again of the Australian ostrich industry - Boom bust and commercial reality; Dr Philip C Glatz, Australia, Quality Assurance Procedures to Improve Skin Quality in Ostriches. For more information: info@woc2005.com or [http://www.woc2005.com]
