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Symptoms of Vitamin D Deficiency in Raccoon Dogs and Methods of Prevention and Treatment
The absorption of VD not only promotes the absorption of calcium and phosphorus in the intestines, but also acts on bone tissue. Although raccoon dogs are physiologically predisposed against VD absorption, conventional farming practices mostly use fish as feed, so VD deficiency is generally uncommon; however, in early-weaned raccoon dog pups, the disease readily occurs when the calcium-to-phosphorus ratio in the artificially fed diet is imbalanced, when inorganic salts, vitamins and protein are deficient, or when the pups suffer from gastroenteritis and are kept in dark, unsanitary cages without ultraviolet exposure. The clinical manifestations of VD deficiency mainly
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Three key issues raccoon dog breeders must currently pay attention to
Entering mid-September, raccoon dogs enter the late fattening stage, a period of transition from the growth stage to the fur maturation stage. For breeders, this period until pelting (around November 20) is the most critical time in the breeding process; the quality of management directly affects the success and profitability of the operation, and breeders must not be careless. So how can one correctly grasp this critical period of about two months to maximize breeding profits? The years of experience of successful breeders tells us that one should start from the following three aspects
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What to do about acute gastric dilation in raccoon dogs? Practical solutions shared
Acute gastric dilation occurs mostly in silver-black foxes, Arctic foxes, sables, mink, nutria and raccoon dogs. It is caused by poor feed quality or overeating, which weakens the stomach's contraction and secretion functions, allowing microorganisms to multiply in large numbers and produce gas, leading to enlargement of the gastric volume and extreme dilation of the stomach wall. According to the cause, it can be divided into primary gastric dilation and secondary gastric dilation. The former is mostly caused by eating excessive amounts of palatable, dry, difficult-to-digest or easily fermentable food, followed by strenuous exercise or drinking a large amount of cold water, thereby causing acute gastric
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How to manage and care for raccoon dogs during pregnancy? These key points are what farmers need to master
I. Feed supply. Many farmers believe that after a female raccoon dog becomes pregnant, the amount of feed and supplements should be increased to boost nutrition. However, years of practical experience have proven that doing so is counterproductive. The correct ration of feed and supplements should be as follows: within 40 days after mating is completed, the feeding frequency should still be once per day, and the feed amount per animal is generally no more than 35 grams of corn flour or complete feed, 20 grams of fish meal, and for eggs, at most 1 egg (about 75 grams) for 5 raccoon dogs. If overfed
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Detailed Explanation of Key Points of Electroejaculation Semen Collection Technology in White Raccoon Dogs
In recent years, colored fur has been consistently popular in the fur market, which has driven a surge in breeding of colored fur-bearing animals. As one of the few colored varieties among raccoon dogs, the white raccoon dog has seen rapid growth in popularity. In 2005, the price of breeding males exceeded 4000 yuan each, far surpassing other fur-bearing animals and even surpassing imported Finnish foxes. There is no shortage of hype factors here, but the main reason is the shortage of white raccoon dogs. Because the reproduction of white raccoon dogs is based on dominant inheritance, and lethal genes objectively exist in their own reproduction, white raccoon dogs must be mated with ordinary raccoon dogs
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How to prevent and treat selenium deficiency in raccoon dogs? Detailed methods and key points
Prevention and treatment of selenium deficiency in raccoon dogs. Selenium deficiency has obvious regional characteristics. Generally, a selenium-deficient geological environment causes selenium deficiency in humans and livestock, especially in years with heavy autumn rain, when selenium in the surface soil is lost with the rainwater, and herbivorous or omnivorous animals find it difficult to obtain enough selenium from plants, thus developing selenium deficiency. The narrow belt from northeast to southwest China is all selenium-deficient areas, with western Heilongjiang Province and Liangshan in Sichuan being the most deficient. In selenium-deficient animals, the selenium concentration in the organs and tissues of the body decreases, and in
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Detailed Explanation of Key Technical Points for Weaning and Initial Breeding Selection of Foxes, Raccoon Dogs and Minks
1 Key Points of Weaning Before weaning the cubs, first check the cages and boxes to be used once, repair any damage, and then disinfect them all for later use. Then clean and disinfect the required food trays and water boxes, to be used after the cubs are weaned. Fox cubs are generally weaned at 35-60 days of age, raccoon dog cubs generally at 45-60 days of age, and mink cubs generally at 40-45 days of age. Cubs must not be weaned too early; weaning too early weakens their independent living ability, affects their growth and development, and easily causes disease or even death;
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Detailed Explanation of Key Technical Points for the Prevention and Treatment of Raccoon Dog Big Paw Disease
In recent years, after raccoon dog big paw disease began to show sporadic and endemic outbreaks among most raccoon dog farmers in Zhaoyuan, Taikang and Xingkai Lake areas of Heilongjiang Province, it also successively broke out and spread among some raccoon dog farmers in Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei and other provinces, causing relatively large economic losses. It was initially mistaken for sarcoptic mange infection, and all cases were treated with ivermectin or doramectin. Not only did this fail to cure the disease, but overdose or repeated administration led to drug residue accumulation, causing poisoning and death of the raccoon dogs. The disease is briefly described below so that each raccoon dog farm (
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What are the common characteristics and habits of raccoon dogs?
Raising special economic animals, especially special fur animals, is highly profitable. However, special fur animals have all been domesticated and raised for a relatively short time, so they are not only highly wild in nature but also retain many wild habits. To engage in special animal farming, one must fully understand the characteristics and habits of these animals so as to carry out targeted feeding and management. Raccoon dogs look like foxes, but have smaller bodies, shorter legs, and long, fluffy fur. Divided by the Yangtze River, they fall into two varieties, southern raccoon dogs and northern raccoon dogs, and are further classified by specific place of origin into Ussuri raccoon dogs, Amur raccoon dogs, Korean raccoon dogs, Jiangxi raccoon dogs, Fujian-Guangdong raccoon dogs, Hubei raccoon dogs
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Types of Animal-Based Feed for Raccoon Dogs and Methods of Use
Animal-based feed is an important part of the raccoon dog's diet composition, and it has a great influence on the raccoon dog's health, reproduction and fur quality. The animal-based feeds used in artificial raccoon dog farming mainly include fish, meat, fish and meat offal, milk, eggs and dried animal-based feed products. (1) Fish is the main source of animal protein. Except for poisonous fish such as pufferfish, most marine fish and freshwater fish can be used as feed for raccoon dogs. In addition to containing relatively high protein, fish also contains fat, vitamin A, vitamin D and inorganic salts, etc. The digestibility is almost
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