Baronigg Ostrich Consulting
Complete Solutions for the Ostrich Industry
Alqueva - 7220 Portel Portugal
Tel: (+351) 96 01 222 66  / (351) 91 763 48 64
Fax: (+351) 266 63 00 02
e-mail:

URL: http://www.ostriches.eu
http://www.straussenzucht.info
Portugals leading ostrich farm - Meat - Toursim - Restaurant

Baronigg-Criação de Avestruzes, Lda.

Alqueva - 7220 Portel Portugal

Tel: (+351) 266 63 00 01  / 91 978 81 39
Fax: (+351) 266 63 00 02
e-mail:
http://www.baronigg.com

Activities of the Baronigg Company

1994 Start of activity in the ostrich industry. First commercial ostrich farm in Portugal with production for slaughter proposes.
1995 first official slaughter of an ostrich in Portugal by our company in the abattoir of Setubal.
1995 Edition of the first book about ostrich farming in the Portuguese language. "Produção de Avestruzes" Engª. zootécnica Claúdia Caires Fernandes.
1995 Foundation together with other ostrich farmers of the ANCAP (National Association of Ostrich Farmers of Portugal), first Vice president: Werner Baronigg
1995 technical-scientific cooperation with the University of Evora, Portugal
1996 first ostrich skins tanned in Portugal in collaboration of a partner company.
1997 Participation on the World Ostrich Congress in Hengelo, The Netherlands
1997 first experiences with the chick rearing system “Foster Rearing”
1997 recognised and supported by the Portuguese Government together with the European Community as a company with an activity of invention character and utilisation of non-habitual technology.
1998 Introduction of an own homepage in the Internet in Portuguese, English, Spanish and German language.
1998 Participation on the World Ostrich Congress of the EOA em Barcelona, Spain
1998 Stand on "Feira Internacional de Pecuária" in Barcelona, Spain
1999 Participation on the International Ostrich Congress of AACA (Associacion Andaluza de Criadores de Avestruzes), Seville Spain
1999 Stand on the SemanaVerde Salão Internacional da Alimentação de Galiza in Silleda, Spain
1999 Robert Baronigg - vice-president of the executive committee of the European Ostrich Association (EOA)
1999 Organization of the Ostrich World Congress of the EOA in Albufeira, Portugal, Organization of the ExpOstrich Fair in Albufeira, Portugal
1999 first company in Portugal with regular ostrich slaughtering and introduction of Portuguese ostrich meat into the market.
1999 first official course about ostrich farming in Portugal, supported by the European Community, duration: 6 weeks.
2000 Introduction of the first trade mark of ostrich leather products made in Portugal.
2000 Participation on the International Ostrich Congress of the ACAB (Congresso Internacional de Avestruzes da ACAB-Associação de Criadores de Avestruzes de Brasil) São Paulo, Brazil
2000 Co-organization of the annual World Ostrich Congress in Bologna/Italy and lecture about “Mobile slaughterhouses” from Robert Baronigg
2001 International Ostrich Farming Course on the Baronigg Ostrich Farm (5 days – participation from Poland, Turkey, Portugal, Brazil, Germany)
2001 Helping the organization of the World Ostrich Congress in Campinas/Brasil and short speech about the actual situation of the ostrich industry in Portugal
2001 Speech on the First Ostrich Seminar in Kiev/Ukraine about Quality Standards in Ostrich Breeding
2001 Participation on IOA World Conference in Rheinmuenster/Germany
2002 Co-organisation of the annual World Ostrich Congress in Warsaw/Poland and lecture about the actual meat market situation in Europe
2002 Edition of the book “Der Strauß und seine Zucht” of Prof. J.O. Horbanzcuk
2002 Speech on the Second Ostrich Seminar in Kiev/Ukraine about Ostrich Chick Rearing and Marketing
2002 2. International Ostrich Farming Course on the Baronigg Ostrich Farm (5 days – participation from Portugal, Brazil and Germany)
2002 First Seminar in Taquaritinga do Norte - Brazil with speech of Robert Baronigg about the situation of the ostrich industry in Europe
2003 Opening of the Restaurant “A Avestruz” (*) of the Baronigg Company in Alqueva/Portugal also under the general management of Robert Baronigg
2003 Organisation of the Seminar in Taquartinga do Norte – Brazil and speech of Robert Baronigg about slaughtering, markets and general aspects about ostrich production
2003 Participation on the World Ostrich Congress in Vienna/Austria
2004 Participation on the International Ostrich Seminar in Taquaritinga de Norte – Brazil
2005 Case Study for the Portuguese Government about ostrich transport
2005 Speech on the World Ostrich Congress in Madrid/Spain about: Way to a profitable ostrich business