How to fatten donkeys quickly? Remember these four key points
When raising meat donkeys, we should carry out different management according to their age and growth condition, to ensure they can be fattened reasonably. To make them grow faster, the nutrients must certainly be higher than what normal development requires, so during the fattening period it is basically overfeeding. So what should be done to fatten donkeys quickly? The editor will tell you now.
1. Provide sufficient protein and calories
During the fattening period, at the beginning, the weight gained is all muscle and bone, and later it is the deposition of their fat. So during the fattening period, appropriate calories and sufficient protein should be provided, and later they should be given enough calories. Regardless of the donkey's age, after reaching a certain point, fat will be deposited, their vitality will decline, their appetite will decrease, the feed conversion rate will become lower, and the weight gain will also decrease. At this time, continuing to fatten them is no longer suitable, and it is also not economical. Generally, the younger the age, the longer its fattening period; the older the age, the shorter the fattening period. For example, adults only need 3 to 4 months. The length of the fattening period has a lot to do with its constitution and the amount of feed. Grazing has relatively low feed efficiency, so grazing donkeys also have a relatively long fattening period.
2. Temperature and environment
When raising them, temperature and environment are also very important, because as their nutrition continuously increases, in a low-temperature environment, in order to strengthen their ability to resist cold, they need to be given more calories to maintain their body temperature. In this way, nutrients can also be metabolized and transformed more, and will not be lost too much. In a high-temperature environment, their respiration rate will increase, and their feed intake will also decrease, which may cause them to have no appetite or even stop eating. In the later stage of the fattening period, they have relatively more fat. If high temperature occurs, they should be cooled in time, otherwise it will harm their health. The suitable temperature is 16 to 24 degrees Celsius.
3. Feed adjustment
The fattening time should be adjusted according to the market. The greater its body weight, the lower the feed utilization rate. We can appropriately adjust their fattening period according to the main market prices, but do not blindly pursue economic gain and feed them crazily. This will not only fail to make them develop healthily, but will also affect their quality.
4. Reasonable nutrition at different stages
Different breeds of donkeys also require completely different nutrients during the fattening period. In other words, the nutrients they usually need to obtain are different from those of others. For donkeys at different growth stages, reasonable nutrition must correspond to the reasonable period. Those in the young stage are at a stage of vigorous development at this time, and the part that needs to gain weight is bone and muscle, so more protein should be added to the feed. What should be increased more is fat, so the added protein can be a bit lower, and then increase its energy. The total amount of nutrients actually needed per unit mainly depends on its development stage. The digestive function at the young stage is not yet complete, so they need feed of relatively high quality.
The above is the meat donkey fattening technique brought to you by the editor. I hope it can help everyone. If you have any new views or some small breeding tips, you are welcome to tell the editor at any time.