How much does it cost to raise 30 black goats, and what are the prospects for farming them?
The black goat is a very high-quality breed with a high reproduction rate and is easy to raise. It is welcomed by the market, and many farmers favor raising black goats. So how much does it cost to raise 30 black goats? What are the prospects for farming them?
1. How much money is needed to invest in 30 black goats?
Goat stock + forage land + pen + concentrate cost and medicine = 600/1500X30 + rent for five mu of land + 30 to 50 sq m pen X 350 yuan/sq m construction cost + concentrate cost and medicine calculated at 1 yuan per goat per day, between 50,000 yuan and 80,000 yuan!
To raise sheep, you definitely must invest in grain, such as cornmeal (corn flour) and wheat bran. With just these two feeds, when grain prices rise, the cost of raising sheep increases, and the price of sheep will certainly rise at the same time, rising like a boat with the tide. The increase in labor costs is too large, from 1200 yuan for an ordinary worker a few years ago to 2000-2500 yuan now. Workers' wages have doubled, and some have even more than doubled. Raising sheep certainly takes up labor, and in calculating the cost of raising sheep, labor costs must certainly be included.
The above is a simple calculation, but as living standards have continued to rise in recent years, costs will become higher and higher. For specifics, please calculate according to the actual situation. The above is for reference only.
2. What are the prospects for farming?
First, the main feed for sheep is pasture grass. Compared with the feed of other livestock, sheep feed is the least contaminated by various kinds of pollution, especially substances such as pesticides and chemical fertilizers. During feed processing, pig, chicken and some cattle feed all require a certain amount of antibiotics to be added, while sheep feed so far has not used antibiotics, or basically has not used them. This shows that among all meats, mutton is a food with a relatively high safety factor.
In fact, compared with other meats, mutton has higher nutritional value, with protein content higher than pork; fat content also lower than pork; the content of minerals in mutton such as calcium, phosphorus and trace elements such as copper and zinc is higher than that of beef and pork; and the most prominent point is that mutton has low cholesterol content. Research has proven that excessive cholesterol intake by the human body increases the incidence of cardiovascular disease. Therefore, in recent years, mutton has become a food favored more and more by people.
In recent years, among China's total meat output, mutton production has risen year by year, and per capita availability has also gradually increased, but per capita availability of mutton is only more than 2 kg. Therefore, accelerating the development of China's sheep industry and providing mutton output and quality is extremely urgent.
3. How can profits be increased?
1. Continuously improve the reproductive capacity of the flock from the direction of breeding, such as: introducing the Weiyan black goat, a breed tolerant of rough feeding and with a long lifespan, to increase the service years of black goats. The cost of replacing sheep is the second-largest variable cost of a sheep farm. Usually the replacement rate of large-scale sheep farms is 25%——28%, so every 100 adult female sheep require nearly 30 replacement sheep to be added each year. By using technical and management means to increase the number of births per pregnancy, the addition of replacement sheep can be reduced, and this invisibly reduces the cost of raising replacement sheep.
2. Increase labor efficiency as much as possible. Most sheep farms in China still have the problem of unreasonable staffing. Sheep farms still need many employees to raise sheep, and labor efficiency is very low. Reducing unnecessary personnel and allocating personnel reasonably can not only reduce salary expenses for the sheep farm, but also maximize the enthusiasm of employees for work.
3. Reduce waste as much as possible. Do not easily discard leftover feed from black goats either; leftover feed can be collected centrally to feed replacement sheep. Special attention should be paid to the daily storage of feed, especially in the rainy season, when forage and feed (especially at the bottom of stacks or on the outer edges) are extremely prone to mildew. Before the rainy season arrives, personnel should be organized in a timely manner to repair the forage and feed shed, add rainproof tarpaulins, and check the drainage pipes around the forage and feed shed. At the same time, ventilation after rain should be strengthened to promptly disperse the moisture absorbed in the forage and feed.