Cost, Profit and Risk Analysis of Donkey Farming
The donkey looks very much like a horse and is an animal we commonly see. Because donkeys are sturdy, their feeding requirements are not very particular, and they are not prone to illness, they are very suitable for people to raise. The most important point is that the cost of raising donkeys is not very high, but the profit is very high, so more and more people like to raise donkeys. However, raising donkeys also carries some risks; as long as those risks are avoided, the returns are quite considerable.
Cost and profit of donkey farming
For 100 donkeys under short-term fattening, the cost of the donkeys themselves is 180,000 yuan, and the feed required is about 63,000 yuan (labor costs and manure costs offset each other). The total is 243,000 yuan. If growth reaches 680-750 jin, calculated at 6 yuan/jin, the total comes to more than 400,000 yuan. In other words, the net profit is more than 150,000 yuan. It is expected that donkey meat prices will rise somewhat during the Spring Festival. If the breeder's conditions are suitable, this farming method can be chosen to seek holiday market returns. The average cost of raising every 100 donkeys is 300 yuan/day, of which concentrated feed is 200 jin/day/donkey and roughage is 700—800 jin/day/donkey. The total fattening cost for every 100 donkeys is about 63,000 yuan (infrastructure and equipment not included). The farming return over 7 months is 157,000 yuan/100 donkeys.
What risks are there in donkey farming
1. Among ordinary livestock, donkeys are the easiest to raise. Donkey farming has low costs, is easy to raise and breed, is easy to manage, has excellent adaptability, has very strong disease resistance, and involves relatively simple feeding techniques, so the farming risk is relatively small.
2. The market potential for donkey products is very large and the prospects are very attractive. All localities should be market-oriented and, based on their own conditions, select the superior and eliminate the inferior, introduce and breed local fine meat-donkey varieties, vigorously develop the specialty industry of donkey farming, form scale, and implement industrialized operation, so as to meet domestic and international market demand for donkey products and increase farmers' income.
3. Donkey farming has low costs, is easy to raise and breed, is easy to manage, has excellent adaptability, and has very strong disease resistance, making it very suitable for entrepreneurs to show their skills. According to suggestions from relevant experts, compared with raising cattle, sheep and pigs, raising donkeys carries less risk, requires less investment and yields higher returns. Raising one donkey can earn about 3,000-4,000 yuan per year, making it a good project for farmers to escape poverty, become prosperous and strive for a moderately prosperous life.
Donkey farming techniques
1. For newly purchased donkeys, on the 1st day give only drinking water; on the 2nd day give drinking water and add green grass or dry grass; on the 3rd day give drinking water, allow free access to green grass or dry grass, and add 0.5 kg of wheat bran; from the 4th to the 6th day do the same as above and add 1 kg of corn.
2. After the 6-day transition period, they can enter the fattening period. For roughage, such as millet grass, cottonseed hulls, soybean stalks and corn stalks, allow free access; feed 3.5 kg to 4 kg of mixed concentrated feed per donkey per day, composed of: 50% cottonseed cake or soybean meal and peanut cake, 29% cornmeal, 20% wheat bran, 1% salt, plus an additional 20 grams of sodium bicarbonate per donkey per day.
3. During the fattening period, exercise should be restricted, clean drinking water should be supplied, the donkey's body should be brushed every day, and the barn and surrounding environment should be kept dry and sanitary. Fattening for 60 to 70 days is enough before slaughter.
Common disease prevention and control techniques for donkeys
1. When donkeys leave the trough and the pen, they should drink enough clean water; drinking polluted or dirty water is strictly prohibited. Do a good job of keeping the pen and stable sanitary. Do not leave overnight manure in the pen or stable, and clean and disinfect the feed trough and water tank regularly. The pen and stable should be built far away from villages to avoid infection from epidemic diseases.
2. Every time donkeys enter or leave the pen, especially after finishing work, let them roll to their heart's content a few times (because rolling is the best way for single-hoofed livestock to rest). Also brush each one individually. Doing this not only helps clean the skin, but also promotes blood circulation, strengthens physiological functions, improves physical health and eliminates fatigue.
3. Observe frequently during feeding. Once a donkey is found to be unwell or shows reduced eating, immediately ask a veterinarian to handle it. Do not be negligent and delay the timing of treatment.
4. Do not raise male and female donkeys together, to avoid biting and colliding with each other, causing accidental trauma and thereby inducing tetanus. At the same time, sexual harassment can cause pregnant females to miscarry, so when setting up feeding-position partition rails, the sturdier the rails the better, which is beneficial for large-scale farming.
In fact, no matter what animal is raised, there will be certain risks. The fact that more and more people are raising donkeys also shows that donkey farming is still a good line of work. After all, donkey meat is extremely rich in nutrition, and donkey hide can also be boiled into ejiao with extraordinary effects. With market demand this large, the returns are naturally high.