Iracan Company

Iracan farm was launched in 2001 by Shemshal Investment Group on a land with an area of 210 acres, adjacent to Ivanaki town in Semnan province suburbs. In initial phase, this company in cooperation with Canadian partners, imported modified and breeding ostrich flocks and within a few years imported all required technical science for breeding and killing this species, to our country.

Currently, this country has the largest ostrich incubation site in the country with the capacity of 2800 ostrich eggs in each period. All incubation machines including Setter and Hatcher incubators have been provided by Canada and have the highest efficiency.

On the other hand, for the purpose of completing production cycle of this industry, Iracan Company, according to its policies, on the basis of supporting the fattened ostrich producing farms in 2007, made an initial attempt to obtain a health certificate for packaging ostrich meat from veterinary organization and managed to place the ostrich meat totally hygienically with a proper marketing in protein basket of the consumers. Also, according to the increase in production in this complex and other dependent farms, this company has attempted to lay the groundwork for exporting ostrich chicks, ostrich leather, and feather and egg shell. Now, this company and other farms are engaged in exporting the products of this industry such as leather, chicks and eggs to European, African and Middle East countries.

In relation to the domestic market, now the company provides a major part of the required ostrich chicks for fattening farms. Also, according to the modified mother flock of this complex, it is one of most reliable and best equipped production sources of breeding ostrich.

It should be noted that by this company entering the process of ostrich chick production, our country has become self- sufficient in importing ostrich chick since 2007 and even, Iran turned into the exporter of chicks and other products of this industry.

Iracan ostrich producing and breeding complex, according to its policies, has always been committed to cooperate and support producers and breeding ostrich farms. Giving veterinary and animal husbandry advice to fellow and even non fellow farms are of such supports. Now, experts and specialists of this complex, by their scientific background and 14 year experiences, give scientific and professional consultation regarding breeding, diseases, nutrition and marketing to researchers, enthusiasts and related activists. One of scientific activities of this center is cooperation of Iracan farm with Islamic Azad University, Garmsar Branch (veterinary college). One of the most important accomplishments of this cooperation is, setting up and launching Azad University Ostrich Research Farm in this college.

With regard to the young ostrich industry in our country, Iran, this complex has always tried to introduce dynamism and innovation into this industry. Although great steps have been taken compared to the early establishment of the farm, but the complex has always been committed to the optimization, constant improvement and innovation in the activities of Iracan large farm.

The future goal of this company is to launch an ostrich food factory for feeding fattening farms associated with cheap and rich diet, expand the mother flock along with exact modification and increase the potential for breeding the breeder birds.

One of the main cores of Iracan Company is Research and Development (R & D) Department of the company and the establishment of a manufacturing factory that produces cosmetic – hygienic products from ostrich oil is a part of development plans of this complex.

Also, this department has initiated its studies on implementing the Agro tourism plan in Iracan complex which God willingly, will be implemented soon. Implementation of this plan could have a significant impact on the development of this industry in our country, Iran.