Meat Goose Farming Methods, Precautions and Supplemental Feeding Management Techniques

Geese play an important role in our daily diet. Goose meat in particular not only tastes good but also has high nutritional value. Meat goose farming is a project with good prospects and economic benefits, so how should meat geese be farmed? What are the precautions for farming meat geese?What are the management techniques for supplemental feeding of meat geese?

I. How should meat geese be farmed

1. Selection of young meat geese: choose good meat geese hatched in spring, and select large and robust meat geese for breeding.

2. During the laying season, feed mainly corn, wheat and bran, about 100 grams in total three times a day, and additionally provide 300 to 500 grams of green feed.

3. Forced molting during the non-laying period: each year from the start of summer, egg production begins to decline, and most meat geese have dry, withered feathers, thus entering the period of stopped laying.

4. Nutritional requirements and feed. Meat geese require more nutrients, especially energy, protein, calcium and phosphorus, due to continuous egg production and breeding.

5. Under initial feeding conditions, the recommended dietary nutrient levels for laying meat geese are 10.88kj/kg, crude protein 14%-16%, crude fiber 5%-8% (not exceeding 10%). %), lysine 0.8%, methionine 0.35%, cystine 0.27%, calcium 2.25%, available phosphorus 0.3%, salt 0.5%. According to tests, female meat geese fed a feed made of 40% corn, 12% soybean cake, 25% rice bran, 5% rapeseed cake, 1% bone meal and 7% shell powder showed average egg production, fertilized eggs and fertilization rate increased by 3.1%, 3.5% and 2% respectively compared with single rice grain.

6. Feed more green fodder. Production practice and experiments in meat goose rearing at home and abroad prove that feeding meat geese green succulent fodder has a good effect on their breeding performance. Therefore, during the breeding season, more green fodder should be provided.

7. Suitable ambient temperature. When managing laying meat geese, attention should be paid to the ambient temperature, especially good heat control and cooling work in summer.

8. Suitable lighting time. The length and intensity of lighting time have a great influence on the reproductive capacity of meat geese.

9. Reasonable ventilation. In order to maintain fresh air in the meat goose house, in addition to controlling stocking density, promptly removing manure and litter, and frequently opening doors and windows for ventilation.

II. Issues needing attention in meat goose farming

Most farmed meat geese use open-style meat goose cages and natural lighting systems, and the lack of lighting time has a certain impact on egg laying. Therefore, in order to increase egg production, lighting should be increased. Generally, it is best to start one month before the laying period, from less to more, until the appropriate lighting time is reached. The increased artificial light time is arranged in the morning and evening respectively. Different seasons have different lighting requirements, and this should be carried out according to plan based on season, region, breed, natural light and egg production week, and should not be adjusted arbitrarily.

III. How to raise female meat geese in winter and spring

1. Pay attention to cold prevention and warmth: although the cold tolerance of adult meat geese has improved, when the winter temperature is too low, it will also have a certain impact on the reproductive performance of meat geese. Focus on cold and warmth measures and increase stocking density. 3-4 eggs per square meter. The meat goose house must be dry and warm, sheltered from the wind and facing the sun, with no drafts, frost or snow. The egg nests must be soft and warm, and the house must be covered with thick grass so that the indoor temperature is controlled above 5°C. Where conditions permit, plastic greenhouses can be covered, and using solar energy to raise the room temperature can increase the egg-holding rate of meat geese by more than 15%.

2. Quantitative feeding: meat geese consume more calories in winter because the food they eat consumes part of their thermal energy to resist the cold. Therefore, the feed nutrient level for laying meat geese should be increased, with a reasonable combination of coarse and fine ingredients, to balance the body consumption of meat geese and enhance their cold resistance. Reasonably increase the supply of energy sources such as rice and corn, and supplement high-quality green feed. Its dietary composition (%) is: corn 60, bran 20, cakes 18, auxin and eggshell powder 2. Each meat goose is fed 150-200 grams of feed per day, three times, one of which should be at night, which is more conducive to increasing egg production.

3. Continuous green fodder: laying meat geese must not be cut off from green fodder. Practice has proved that if meat geese are cut off from green fodder during the laying period, the laying rate drops by 50%. If the daily grain is all green fodder, then a goose egg will be laid every other day, and the eggs laid are large and heavy. Laying meat geese must be given no less than 500 grams of green fodder every day.

4. Increase light: winter light time is short. In order to promote egg maturation and increase egg production, light supplementation can be adopted. For female meat geese, start laying at day and night to add 30-60 minutes of light to promote the development of the ovaries of meat geese. By the time of laying, the light has been extended to 16-18 hours and is maintained continuously and cannot be reduced, otherwise egg production will be affected.

5. Increase exercise: in winter, the activity of meat geese decreases. In order to prevent meat geese from accumulating too much fat, exercise must be strengthened. Choose clear weather and drive the meat geese to suitable places for activity, letting them bask in the sun more, so as to strengthen their physique, which is beneficial to the growth and development of meat geese and increases egg production.

6. Reasonable water release: in winter, reduce the number of times meat geese are released to water, shorten the water release time, and release water late at night and in the evening. It is recommended to release water once in the sunny morning and once in the afternoon. Generally, it is better to drive the meat geese to water at around 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., and each water release of 10-15 minutes is advisable. Do not let them enter the water on rainy days.

7. Drink warm water: meat geese consume more calories in winter and should not drink icy, cold ice and snow water; drink warm water during the day and at night to reduce physical consumption.

8. Prevent cold-related disease: female meat geese suffer from laying disease, with a rapid drop in egg production, pulling out eggs or yolk, or soft-shelled eggs, so preventive measures must be taken.

IV. How to supplement feed for meat geese

1. Supplement feed according to fat or thin condition

If meat geese are too fat, a large amount of fat is deposited around the ovaries and oviducts, affecting the production and operation of egg cells and reducing egg production. If female meat geese are too thin and lack nutrition, egg production is naturally not high. For fat meat geese, it is enough to appropriately reduce or stop feeding concentrated feed, and for penned meat geese, appropriately increase exercise or grazing. For meat geese that are too thin, promptly increase feed, pay attention to increasing the protein content in the diet, and feed 1 to 2 times at night.

2. Supplement according to feces

If the feces discharged by meat geese are large, soft, strip-shaped, glossy on the surface, and can be arranged into several sections, it indicates that the nutrition is suitable and digestion is normal. If the excrement is small and firm, black in color, and granular when lightly tapped and sliced, it indicates that the amount of fine feed is too large and the amount of green feed is too small, so the amount of fine feed should be reduced and the amount of green feed increased. If the feces are light in color and unformed, it indicates that the amount of fine feed is insufficient, there is too much green feed, and the nutrient level in the feed is too low, so fine feed should be added.

3. Look at egg shape

Laying meat geese need twice as much protein, carbohydrates and fat as non-laying meat geese, and have a greater need for minerals and vitamins. Generally speaking, laying geese need a total of 150 to 300 grams of daily grain in the morning and evening. If laying geese do not eat enough nutrients, the eggshells will become thinner, the egg shape will change, and the eggs will be smaller. In this case, it is necessary to add protein-rich feeds such as soybean cake, peanut cake and fish meal, increase the protein content of laying meat geese to 22%, increase the daily feed intake to 300 grams, and appropriately add mineral feed.

Before raising meat geese, full preparation must be made, the habits and rearing techniques of meat geese must be understood in detail, the normal hygiene of meat geese must be handled well, the prevention and control of infectious diseases must be done well, and they must be carefully cared for. Reasonably arrange the breeding batches of meat geese; each period must have a certain raising period, and cleaning and disinfection work must be done well. Farmers and friends can reasonably refer to the above content for raising meat geese according to their own circumstances. I hope this content can help you!