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Which species should you choose for artificially farming earthworms? These six are all suitable
1. Pheretima guillelmi. Generally 90-250 mm long and 5-10 mm wide, with a bluish-yellow, grayish-green or grayish-blue dorsal side and a grayish-blue dorsal midline. It is currently farmed more in the Jiangsu and Shanghai areas. 2. Pheretima hupeiensis. The body is slender, 70-220 mm long and 3-6 mm wide, with the whole body
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How to Improve Chick Survival Rate? These Are the Methods Poultry Farmers Must Master
Chicken brooding is the key to success or failure in the poultry industry; it directly affects the health status, survival rate and feed-to-meat ratio during the growing and finishing stages. Most rural specialized farming households do not pay enough attention to the success or failure of the brooding stage. Barn disinfection: before introducing chicks, the brooding house must be thoroughly and completely disinfected
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What are the key tips for raising meat pigeons? These ten points teach you how to raise meat pigeons well
Meat pigeons are relatively small in size and very sensitive to the external environment. If scientific feeding is not paid attention to, they are prone to death, which affects the survival rate. To do a good job in the feeding and management of meat pigeons, the following "ten key points" need to be grasped. 1. Housing, that is, choosing a good pigeon farm and building good pigeon houses. A site should be chosen where there is no ⟦4 <p>Meat pigeons are relatively small in size and very sensitive to the external environment. If scientific feeding is not paid attention to, they are prone to death, which affects the survival rate. To do a good job in the feeding and management of meat pigeons, the following “ten key points” need to be grasped. </p><p></p><p>1. Housing, that is, choosing a good pigeon farm and building good pigeon houses. A site should be chosen where there is no contamination by pathogens and “three wastes,” with higher terrain, good drainage, shelter from the wind and facing the sun, and far from busy urban areas to build the pigeon farm. The pigeon house should use a brick-wood or earth-wood structure, be dry and clean, with fresh air, and good lighting and ventilation. </p><p>2. Control, that is, controlling the environment well. In winter, attention should be paid to keeping warm, but a sealed pigeon house has a very strong ammonia smell, which is not conducive to the healthy growth of pigeons. Besides simmering vinegar on the stove to fumigate and reduce the ammonia smell, windows can also be opened for ventilation; in the rainy season, the hygiene of the pigeon house should be done well to ensure ventilation and dryness, especially the bedding under the nest bowl must not be damp; in hot summer, prevent heatstroke and pay attention to ventilation and air exchange. Commonly used disinfectant should be used to spray and disinfect the pigeon house, and quicklime should be spread on the ground for disinfection.</p><p>3. Feed, that is, ensuring feed quality and achieving scientific feed formulation. More small-particle feed should be given, increasing mung beans and hulled wheat, and reducing hulled grains. All kinds of feed should be soaked and softened, then dried before feeding, feeding less and adding more frequently. The feed formula for young pigeons should increase grains such as corn, wheat, and sorghum, and the feed for laying pigeons should contain sufficient protein. Keepers generally supply feed on the principle that laying pigeons eat their fill and squabs are fed full.</p><p>4. Drinking, that is, supplying sufficient drinking water. The water intake of meat pigeons changes with the environment and temperature. Water intake in summer is greater than in other seasons, and caged meat pigeons drink more water than those raised on the floor. Drinking fountains should be clean and hygienic, and the water supply must be guaranteed to be clean and pollution-free.</p><p>5. Supplement, that is, adding health sand and cod liver oil. To increase the market weight of meat pigeons and benefit their health, meat pigeons aged 7 to 30 days should be fed special health grit 2 times a day, 1 pellet each time; cod liver oil 1 pellet per day. Health sand should be mixed and used immediately. Generally, coarse sand, bone meal, shell powder, etc. are mixed first (mixing the amount for 3 to 4 days at a time), and then the ingredients used in small amounts, prone to oxidation, and prone to deliquescence are mixed with the prepared health sand before feeding. </p><p>6. Light, increasing lighting time. In order for pigeons to eat more, promote their rapid growth, and increase the time for mother pigeons to feed squabs, it is best to turn on several 6 to 10 watt energy-saving lamps in the pigeon house at night. </p><p>7. Bedding, that is, paying attention to increasing or decreasing bedding. The pigeon nest should increase or decrease bedding according to the season and temperature changes to ensure that the belly of the meat pigeon stays warm and does not get cold. </p><p>8. Bathing, that is, giving pigeons regular baths. Regular bathing can not only prevent the invasion of external parasites on pigeons, but also stimulate pigeons to secrete growth hormone and promote growth and development. Young pigeons raised on wire floors are bathed by basin bathing, once every 15 days; laying pigeons in cages are bathed by spraying water with a sprayer, generally once every 20 days. </p><p>9. Adjusting, that is, changing the position of squabs on time. Change the position of squabs once every 2 to 3 days so that the squabs receive balanced care. If 1 squab dies, feed the remaining 1 half a yeast tablet every day to prevent overeating and food accumulation. </p><p>10. Prevention, that is, doing a good job in disease prevention and control. Breeding pigeons introduced from outside must undergo strict quarantine and isolation observation; try to achieve self-breeding and self-raising; pigeon farms should not mix other livestock and poultry; pay attention to good cleaning and hygiene and regular disinfection, and give pigeons disinfected water once every 5 days; keepers should be in good health, without infectious diseases, and can enter the breeding area only after disinfection in the disinfection room. At 12 to 13 days of age, squabs are prone to indigestion, pharyngitis, and crop food accumulation. Prevention can be carried out at 8 days of age, feeding half a yeast tablet every day, and at the same time feeding 1 pellet of health grit each morning and evening. In addition, for squab colds, half a cold tablet and 1/6 tablet of chlortetracycline can be fed, 3 times a day, and it can be cured in 3 days. If eye inflammation occurs, chloramphenicol or chlortetracycline eye drops can be applied 2 to 3 times a day.</p>
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How to improve the overwintering survival rate of forest frogs? These measures must be mastered
The forest frog, also known as the Chinese forest frog or Hasma, is mainly represented in China by the Chinese forest frog (Rana chensinensis) and the Heilongjiang forest frog (R. amurensis), which are widely distributed across the three northeastern provinces of China. Because of the forest frog's unique nutritional and medicinal value, especially its frog oil, it is highly sought after in domestic and international markets
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Clever use of brown sugar in chicken raising: these wonderful uses you should know
After chicks hatch After chicks hatch and are moved from the hatching room to the brooding room, first give them drinking water with 5%-8% brown sugar water plus vitamin C, then start feeding, and continue drinking it for 3 days; this can promote the absorption of egg yolk, reduce disease incidence, and improve feed conversion rate. During long-distance transport of chicks (breeding chickens) ⟦4 <p>After chicks hatch</p><p>After chicks hatch and are moved from the hatching room to the brooding room, first give them drinking water with 5%-8% brown sugar water plus vitamin C, then start feeding, and continue drinking it for 3 days; this can promote the absorption of egg yolk, reduce disease incidence, and improve feed conversion rate.</p><p></p><p>During long-distance transport of chicks (breeding chickens)</p><p>After chicks (breeding chickens) experience long-distance transport by train and plane, they are prone to dehydration, depression, and other adverse conditions. After arriving at the destination, letting them drink 5%-10% brown sugar water can quickly restore their strength, while also improving their defense capacity and reducing mortality. If they are given 5%-10% brown sugar water before long-distance transport and then transported, the adverse conditions caused by long-distance transport can be avoided or reduced.</p><p>During chicken stress</p><p>Moving chickens to another house, beak trimming, and changing feed can lead to poor development, decreased egg production rate and immunity, reduced rearing rate and disease resistance, and increased disease incidence. When moving chickens to another house, trimming beaks, changing feed, and 2-3 days before and after immunization, giving them 10% brown sugar water to drink can prevent the decline in immune function caused by stress, resist stress, regulate body fluid balance, stimulate appetite, supplement nutrition, accelerate chicken recovery, and improve production performance. In cold winter, giving chickens 5%-10% brown sugar water to drink can also help dispel cold, resolve blood stasis, and strengthen the stomach.</p><p>When chicken diseases occur</p><p>When chickens suffer from infectious diseases such as pullorum disease, colibacillosis, and coccidiosis, while using normal medication, giving them 5%-10% brown sugar water to drink for 3-5 consecutive days can form a protective film in the chicken intestine, reduce irritation of toxic substances to the intestinal tract, and reduce mortality. When chickens have kidney swelling or nephritis, using 5%-10% brown sugar water together with auxiliary drugs can effectively eliminate kidney swelling. Brown sugar is also a nonspecific immunomodulator, which can strengthen the chicken body's defense function and works better when combined with antibiotic drugs.</p><p>After chickens are poisoned</p><p>When chickens suffer from gas poisoning, drug poisoning, or feed additive poisoning, immediately stop using the poisonous drugs and additives, and at the same time let them drink 10% brown sugar water for 3-5 days; this can effectively relieve poisoning symptoms and reduce mortality, and the effect is even better when combined with vitamin C.</p><p>It should be noted that brown sugar water should not be drunk for too long, generally no more than 1 week, otherwise it is likely to cause digestive system disorders.</p>
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Clever Use of Garlic in Chicken Raising: These Practical Tips Are Very Useful
Garlic contains about 2% volatile oil, whose main component is allicin. It is a plant antibiotic that inhibits and kills pyogenic cocci, E. coli, tubercle bacilli, anthrax bacilli, molds, protozoa and others. The fat-soluble volatile oil and other active ingredients in garlic
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Autumn duck herding has its finer points: duck farmers need to master these techniques
Watching the duck shed. To make it easier to move the duck grazing site, a shed can be built from bamboo strips large enough to hold a simple bed, with a rain cloth over the outside. Brooding. Buy back ducklings about 40 days before the late rice harvest, spread soft rice straw on the indoor floor, and brood them in separate small pens, keeping the room temperature at 20°C-26°C.
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How to diagnose and treat selenium deficiency in dairy cows? Farmers need to master these methods
1 Symptoms The affected animals show depression, decreased appetite, emaciation, curled coat, standing apart from the herd in a daze, unsteady standing, tendency to lie down, movement disorders, muscle tremors, numbness of the limbs, arched lower back, and a sharp drop in milk production. In severe cases, appetite is completely lost, milk production stops,
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How to farm freshwater pomfret? Mastering these three points is key
Freshwater pomfret is a new species introduced in recent years from the United States, Hong Kong, China and other places. Because of its wide adaptability, omnivorous feeding habits, fast growth, strong disease resistance, few bones, no intermuscular spines, tender meat and good market demand, it is very popular among fishermen. Freshwater pomfret, shape
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How to raise yellow catfish? These practical farming tips are worth a look
Yellow catfish, also known as yellow catfish. It is an omnivorous bottom-dwelling fish that likes to gather in groups, inhabits the bottom layer of water, and feeds and moves under low-light conditions. Fry rearing: the rearing pond has an area of 10-20 sq m, a water depth of 0.7 m, is rectangular, with a flat bottom, and is lined with ceramic tiles
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