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Four Must-Dos for Duck Farming: Getting These Four Points Right Is Crucial
Duck disease is the greatest threat to large-scale meat duck production. Therefore, duck farmers must do a good job of duck disease prevention and control to ensure the healthy development of duck production. Do a good job of disinfection. Disinfection scope: inside and outside the duck houses and duck sheds, all duck production equipment, exercise yards, manure storage areas, etc. must be thoroughly disinfected, leaving no dead corners. Disinfection methods: the inner walls and spaces of duck houses and duck sheds can be disinfected by ultraviolet lamp irradiation and chemical fumigation; duck beds and exercise yards can be disinfected by spraying with strong disinfectants such as 2-4% sodium hydroxide solution; production equipment such as feeders and drinkers can be soaked, washed and disinfected with low-toxicity, strong-effect medicinal solutions; duck manure can be disinfected by piling it up for fermentation and spraying disinfectant liquid on the surface of the manure pile. Disinfection timing: some duck farmers do not promptly clean up manure and tidy the environmental sanitation after the ducks are sent to market, but instead hurriedly clean up the environment and carry out disinfection work just before a new batch of meat ducks is about to be brought in. This is a very bad habit. The correct approach is: immediately after the meat ducks are sent to market, clean up the environmental sanitation and do a good job of disinfection, leave the house or shed empty for 20 days, and only after disinfecting again can a new batch of ducklings be received and brought in. In addition, disinfection work should be done well during the duck-raising period. Duck-raising equipment should be frequently washed and disinfected. After clearing manure and bedding material from the duck bed, disinfect the duck bed immediately. Do a good job of immunization. Large-scale meat duck production involves large numbers, high density and frequent sending to market, making infectious diseases extremely likely to occur. To ensure the safety of duck production, it is necessary to systematically and purposefully inject vaccines into duck flocks not infected with disease, also called preventive inoculation. Which vaccine to use should be determined according to the epidemic situation in the local area and neighboring areas. For any duck infectious disease that has occurred locally or in neighboring areas, the corresponding vaccine must be injected. Expired vaccines or vaccines stored improperly cannot be used; inject vaccines strictly according to the dosage and method specified on the vaccine label. If an infectious disease occurs in the current flock or neighboring duck flocks during the meat duck raising period, emergency vaccination or injection of hyperimmune serum should be carried out. Through these measures, the epidemic of the disease can be rapidly controlled. Do a good job of handling dead and sick ducks. Some duck farmers do not isolate and raise sick ducks, and throw dead ducks around at will. This practice is not good for their own duck production and may also harm ducks raised by others. This phenomenon must be eliminated. When sick ducks are found, they must immediately be picked out from the flock, raised in isolation, and a veterinarian should be asked to diagnose and treat them or they should be handled according to requirements; dead ducks must be deeply buried or incinerated, and must not be processed and sold or eaten on one's own. Do a good job of scientific medication. Scientific medication is an important means of doing a good job of duck disease prevention and control. In the practice of duck production, drugs used can be divided into preventive medication and therapeutic medication. Preventive medication refers to adding a certain drug to feed or drinking water before the duck flock becomes ill, so as to effectively prevent or reduce the occurrence of duck disease in advance. For example: feeding gentamicin to a duck flock can control the occurrence of colibacillosis; feeding anticoccidial drugs can prevent the occurrence of coccidiosis, and so on. Therapeutic medication refers to targeted feeding of drugs after the duck flock has become ill and has been definitively diagnosed, so as to achieve the purpose of treating the disease and controlling the disease situation.</p>
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Key Points of Summer Pond Fish Farming Management Experience
Summer is the season when fish grow most vigorously, and it is also the peak period for outbreaks of various fish diseases. At this time, the quality of feeding and management directly affects fish yield and economic benefits, so the daily management of fish ponds must be strictly carried out. 1. Patrol the pond frequently
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Tibetan Mastiff Calcium Supplementation Requires Care: A Few Points Breeders Should Know
Calcium supplementation is an issue that cannot be ignored. If you want your beloved mastiff to grow healthy and imposing, with a beautiful physique and strong, agile limbs, you must supplement calcium at the right time and in the right amount. The following suggestions are for reference only: When is calcium supplementation needed? For large dogs like the Tibetan Mastiff, the larger the breed, the faster it grows, and the greater its calcium requirement. For puppies, the calcium contained in ordinary puppy food can hardly meet their growth needs. If you feed your mastiff homemade food, then you should pay even more attention to supplementing calcium in a timely manner. In addition, if your mastiff has long been eating animal liver or has meat as its staple food, then it should also be given an appropriate amount of calcium supplementation. This is because such foods not only have a very low calcium content, but also contain high concentrations of vitamin A. Long-term intake of high concentrations of vitamin A by dogs can inhibit calcium absorption. Therefore, you should immediately stop the long-term habit of feeding liver and promptly supplement calcium for it. After a mastiff enters adulthood, if it is fed dog food, there is no need for separate calcium supplementation. This is because during this period, the growth and development of the dog's bones and other organs have basically stopped, and its calcium requirement is very small. If it is a stud dog or a female dog during pregnancy and lactation, it still needs a large amount of calcium supplementation, because semen, fetuses during the embryonic stage, and milk will all cause a large amount of calcium to be lost from the body. If it cannot be replenished in time, calcium from the body's calcium pool will be drawn upon, causing osteoporosis. How should calcium be supplemented for mastiffs? There is no obvious difference between the methods of calcium supplementation for dogs and for people. Generally speaking, calcium products for human use are also suitable for dogs. In addition, drinking more milk or eating some dairy products and cartilage foods in daily life, and reducing the intake of foods high in vitamin A such as liver, are also beneficial for calcium supplementation. If a mastiff has already shown symptoms of calcium deficiency, then medication should be used. It is recommended to choose relatively inexpensive calcium carbonate and calcium lactate while injecting vitamin D3 and orally taking vitamin D2 and vitamin D3. Of course, if conditions permit, you can also choose some imported-brand pet calcium products, because these products are relatively more professional. Methods for supplementing calcium for young mastiffs Some people believe that feeding all meat can make puppies grow strong, but this is actually the wrong approach. Eating only meat not only cannot make puppies strong, but instead, due to indigestion and difficulty absorbing it, can cause most puppies to develop diarrhea. Although meat contains a lot of protein, it has relatively little vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, and iodine. At the same time, meat has little calcium and much phosphorus. Long-term meat eating can easily cause an imbalance in the calcium-to-phosphorus ratio in puppies' bodies, resulting in skeletal disorders and making lameness likely. For large dogs, it is even more inadvisable to feed large amounts of meat too early, otherwise it may cause the front limbs to become bent. Puppies' feed should be supplemented with calcium powder and vitamins, which are necessary for the growth of teeth and bones. Especially for purebred dogs with larger frames, calcium is even more needed during the puppy stage. Usually, for growing puppies under one year old, the daily amount of calcium powder supplementation is about one teaspoon per 2 kg of body weight. As age increases, the amount of calcium powder and the dosage should be increased proportionally. After one year of age, because the puppy has entered maturity and the growth of teeth and bones has stabilized, the required amount of calcium powder is relatively reduced, and the dosage is about one teaspoon per 15 kg of body weight. However, there should be an appropriate amount of outdoor exercise every day, with exposure to ultraviolet rays, so as to facilitate calcium absorption.
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Key Points of Winter Fattening and Breeding Technology for Meat Donkeys
Donkeys belong to the herbivorous category of animals, and donkey meat is tender and delicious, a high-protein, low-fat health food. Donkeys have strong disease resistance, tolerate coarse feed, are easy to raise, easy to manage, and reproduce quickly; they can be kept either free-range or penned, and require little investment, making them very suitable for small-scale raising by farming households. Therefore, breeding
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Four key points to master in partridge farming
1. Breeding characteristics: adult male partridges weigh 0.75 kg, females 0.6 kg. Artificially raised partridges can lay more than 80 eggs per year, with a fertilization rate of 85%, an incubation period of 18 days, and a hatchability of up to 90%. 2. Selection of breeding partridges: female partridges used for breeding must
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Several points to note when turtle keepers collect turtle eggs
The turtle egg-laying season is from May to October each year. Turtles mostly lay eggs in the early morning, at dusk and at night, with a few also at noon, so the best time to collect eggs is after 3 pm. Before collecting eggs, first clean the egg-collecting tools, and the person collecting eggs should change into clean shoes before entering the egg-laying
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Key Technical Points for Artificial Breeding and Hatching Management of Snakehead
The snakehead is a fairly commonly eaten fish in China. It is a fairly common delicacy on the dining table, and its nutritional value is extremely rich. The protein content of snakehead is very high, and eating more snakehead has a certain effect on reducing inflammation in human wounds. Therefore, in daily life, many
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Five Key Points of Maggot Farming Explained, Master the Key Technical Methods
Essential Conditions for Maggot Farming Natural conditions Temperature is an essential condition for maggot farming. Below 20°C, flies stop reproducing or enter a hibernation state, neither eating nor moving. Plastic greenhouses can only be used for seasonal farming; in late autumn, severe winter and early spring, the temperature cannot meet the requirements, and at this time
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Key Technical Points for Free-Range Raising of Local Chickens in Mountainous Areas
People in mountainous areas live scattered, with vast areas of natural grassland and woodland and very abundant raising resources, which provides excellent geographical conditions for modern free-range raising of local chickens. Local native chickens are known for their delicate meat, delicious flavor, good taste and high nutritional value, and are deeply loved by people.
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Four Essential Management Points for Ostrich Farming
1. Site selection and pen design. Site selection for a new ostrich farm is very important. Choose a location with higher terrain, convenient drainage, ample sunlight and good ventilation, and with sandy soil or sandy loam as the best soil type. This is because sandy soil or sandy loam has more capillary pores, good air and water permeability, low water-holding capacity, does not become excessively muddy after rain, and is easy to keep dry. The farm area must be able to provide an adequate and clean supply of drinking water. The surrounding environment is also an important factor to consider when choosing a site. Ostriches are especially sensitive to stimulation from their surroundings and are easily startled and prone to stress responses. Therefore, the environment around the ostrich farm should be quiet. It is best to plant greenery around the farm area so that the ostriches live in an environment close to nature, thereby better realizing their production potential.
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