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What are the key management points during the brooding period of peafowl breeding
1. Breeding eggs should be given priority. Medium size, normal egg shape (average 90g), smooth and clean surface, no wrinkles, cracks, stains, etc., storage time not exceeding 15 days, storage temperature 18°C, relative humidity 70%-80%, good ventilation. Before incubation, breeding eggs should be disinfected, and can be soaked in potassium permanganate solution.
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Four Methods for Overwintering Rice Field Eels
1. With-water overwintering method. The rice field eel is a poikilothermic cold-blooded fish with strong adaptability to the environment. When the temperature drops below 10°C (growth temperature 15°C-30°C), it rarely feeds and burrows into holes to hibernate. At this time, for the safe overwintering of rice field eels, the water level of the breeding pond should be raised to 30-50 cm
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Seven diseases to focus on preventing when raising sheep in spring
1. Acute bloat. In spring, green grass grows thickly, and sheep will overgraze while grazing; after eating, acute fermentation occurs in the stomach, producing a large amount of gas, which impairs rumination in sheep, and the rumen rapidly expands. If rescue is not timely or the rescue method is improper, it can cause the sheep to die. The method is
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How to Make Geese Lay More Eggs? Early Spring Rearing Tips
In early spring, temperatures are low and the weather is changeable. Most laying geese drop in production or even stop laying altogether, affecting the economic returns of farmers. To keep laying geese producing steadily, good feeding and management conditions must be created and careful management provided. Keep warm and increase light. Maintaining the ambient temperature is the key to keeping mother geese
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Eight key technical points you must master for raising ducks in summer
Summer is the golden period for raising meat-type ducklings, but a high-temperature, high-humidity environment easily causes the manure in duck houses to rot and ferment, breeds pathogenic microorganisms and triggers epidemic diseases, which is detrimental to the growth of ducklings. To improve the survival rate of ducklings in summer, the following eight musts must be achieved: First, lower
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How to prepare rearing soil for ground beetle farming
The ground beetle cannot do without soil throughout its entire life. The rearing soil is the place where the ground beetle lives and reproduces, and also a haven where it escapes from adverse factors. The quality of the rearing soil and the substances it contains are directly related to whether the ground beetle can grow and develop smoothly. Soil is generally collected in winter, when
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How to rear summer and autumn silkworms? Key technical points explained
The key factors determining the success or failure of summer and autumn silkworm rearing are first leaf quality, climate and pests and diseases, followed by silkworm variety, silkworm rearing techniques and equipment conditions, etc. Therefore, to rear autumn silkworms well, one must carefully analyze the factors affecting summer and autumn silkworm production, grasp the key points, seize the timing, and create
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Key Points for Feeding and Management of Centipedes During the Grow-Out Period
After young centipedes pass through their first hibernation period, they already possess the ability to forage over a wide range, drink water, hide, and carry out other activities; at this point they have entered the grow-out period. The grow-out period of centipedes is relatively long, requiring at least 3 winters and 6-7 molts to complete, which demands that the breeder have firm and lasting patience.
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Sharing Experience on Four-Season Management of Snake Farms
Snakes are cold-blooded animals, and their body temperature changes with the rise and fall of the environmental temperature. Good management of a snake farm can ensure the normal growth and reproduction of snakes and improve the yield and quality of the snakes. Spring management. For breeding purposes, snakes are generally best introduced in spring, as there is no need to worry about the weather being too cold or too hot during transport, and the egg-laying period also falls at this time. Before introducing snakes into the snake farm, the site should be cleaned in advance, and cleaning and disinfection work should be done well. Snakes that have just emerged from hibernation basically do not eat for the first 2 to 3 weeks. They begin to eat a small amount of food in April, and their food intake increases greatly in May. Sufficient and hygienic feed should be provided regularly, and the snake farm should have clean drinking water. At the same time, snake farmers should frequently observe the snakes' activities and promptly record the snakes' predation, drinking, shedding, mate seeking, mating, reproduction, pests and diseases, and death. Summer management. Summer is the main mating and breeding season for snakes, and also the peak season for predation, activity, and growth. Female snakes should be well cared for, snake eggs should be collected in time, and preparations for reproduction and incubation should be made well. Female snakes and male snakes should be separated and kept individually, and the food supply should be sufficient and diverse. Female snakes that lay eggs should be carefully observed, snake eggs should be collected attentively, and the work of artificially incubating young snakes should be done well. During the intense heat of midsummer, cooling work for the snake nests should be done well. The snake farm should have clean drinking water, and feces should be cleaned up in time. Autumn management. Autumn is the peak predation season for snakes, so the feed supplied to snakes in autumn should be of high quality and large quantity, so that the snakes can store a large amount of fat in their bodies for overwintering and for the physical consumption during the emergence period the following year. At this time, individual snakes with small food intake should be manually force-fed so that they can safely pass the winter. Because wild snakes have a large predation volume in autumn and often come out of their holes to forage, this is also a good time to catch breeding snakes. Winter management. Winter is a key season for artificial breeding and is related to whether the snakes can safely overwinter. In particular, snakes from which venom is extracted before overwintering or snakes with weaker constitutions need even stronger management during the overwintering period. Before overwintering, the snakes should be allowed to eat their fill and drink enough, and the feed should be of high quality, large quantity, and diverse, so that they can accumulate enough fat to meet the needs of overwintering. During the overwintering period, snakes should be kept at an appropriate temperature (young snakes overwintering require an indoor temperature of 2°C to 6°C), and it is strictly necessary to prevent the indoor temperature from fluctuating between high and low, so as not to cause young snakes to wake up during hibernation, which is detrimental to overwintering. In winter, the temperature and humidity of the snake farm should be checked regularly. The snake overwintering pond should be covered with plastic film, and when the temperature rises, the plastic film should be opened so that the snakes can come out of their holes and move in the snake farm where there is sufficient sunlight. Sick snakes should be isolated or killed in time to prevent infection of the whole group. Because snakes are particularly concentrated during overwintering, infectious diseases are likely to spread and cause great harm.
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Technical key points for polyculturing silver and bighead carp in snakehead farming
I. Pond clearing, preparation and disinfection The pond area for polyculturing silver and bighead carp with snakehead is preferably 6-8 mu. If the area is too small, water quality tends to deteriorate easily, and during the main summer period, high-temperature seasons easily trigger disease. If the area is too large, production input is high, and management is inconvenient. The pond water depth should be about 2 m, with no or little bottom mud left. Weeds around the pond must be cleared, and the pond embankments must be tamped and reinforced to prevent seepage and leakage. 20 days before stocking fingerlings, use quicklime to thoroughly clear the pond at 100-150 kg per mu. After 10 days, use bleaching powder (effective chlorine content 30%) to clear the pond once more at 5-7 kg per mu. After one week, water can be added and fingerlings stocked.
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