Bright Prospects for Meat Dog Farming: Detailed Explanation of the Latest 2020 Farming Techniques

Dog meat is delicious, very low in fat, high in protein, and rich in nutrients. Moreover, dog meat tonifies deficiency and strengthens yang, calms the five organs, lightens the body, boosts qi, benefits the kidneys, strengthens the stomach, warms the waist and knees, and nourishes the blood vessels, making it a premium tonic food. Nowadays quite a few people have set their sights on the prospects of dog meat. Below, let us take a look at the detailed explanation of the latest 2020 meat dog farming techniques.

I. Habits of Dogs

Dogs are omnivorous animals with a wide range of feed sources and are easy to domesticate. They reach sexual maturity early and have strong reproductive capacity. They like to exercise; especially for breeding dogs, if the amount of exercise is insufficient or they do not exercise, females are unlikely to come into estrus or will fail to conceive after mating.

II. Construction of Dog Housing

For commercial dog raising, they must be kept in pens or cages, and must never be free-range. Within the pen, dog houses or dog cages must be set up, with sufficient exercise space, and a 2-meter-high wall around the perimeter. In summer, there should be reliable cover to prevent exposure to the scorching sun.

III. Breeding of Dogs

Female dogs come into estrus in spring and autumn, with a gestation period of about 60 days, producing 2 litters a year, with an average of 4-6 pups per litter, and an annual reproductive capacity of about 10 pups. Within 2-3 days after a female dog gives birth, the feed amount should be one third of that in late pregnancy; after 4 days it should be gradually increased, and it can return to normal in 10 days. After birth, pups can walk at 21-23 days, and their appetite becomes strong at about 1 month; at this time, they should be supplement-fed with a small amount of milk and rice water, plus a small amount of cod liver oil, fish meal, bone meal, etc. At 1.5 months of age, the pups can be weaned and mainly eat feed. For commercial dog raising, the native dogs in rural areas across China are relatively small in size, with adult dogs generally weighing 30-40 jin and a meat yield of only about 50%. To achieve good economic benefits, efforts should be made to introduce large-bodied foreign dog breeds, such as the German Shepherd, the Collie, the Tosa Hunting Dog, etc. At the same time, attention should be paid to using larger native breeds and to selective breeding.

IV. Feed Formulation

Although dogs are omnivorous animals, commercial raising requires the use of compound feed. The formula is as follows: rice 35%, cornmeal 36%, soybean cake 10%, wheat bran 10%, salt 1%, bone meal 2%, fish meal 6%.

V. Feeding Management

Dogs of different breeds, ages and individual characteristics eat different amounts; the feeding amount can generally be calculated at 20-25 grams per kilogram of body weight per day. Feeding should be done at fixed times every day; the feed should be mixed with one sixth of its volume in water into a wet feed and fed to them, and if conditions permit, it can be made into steamed cornbread or steamed cake and other cooked food. Normally no water is given; only a plate of clean water is provided along with feeding. Feed troughs and water troughs should be cleaned frequently and disinfected regularly to keep them clean. Stud males should be raised separately; during the mating period, they should be additionally fed meat, eggs, milk, etc., and should be let out into the exercise yard 3-4 times a day, each time no less than half an hour. When a female dog has been pregnant for about 1 month, she should be appropriately fed meat, fish meal, bone meal, etc.

VI. Disease Prevention Measures

When raising commercial dogs, rabies must be prevented. Injecting rabies vaccine is the fundamental measure for preventing rabies, and it should be injected once each year in spring and autumn. Dogs infected with rabies must be cremated and buried deep, and must never be skinned for consumption.

Dog bone, dog penis, dog gallstone and dog trotters are all medicinal materials with high practical value and therapeutic efficacy. Dog skin is a fur people love, and can be used to make fur coats, fur trousers, fur mattresses, etc. Every part of the dog is valuable.