Black Goat Seedling Prices and Breeding Methods: What Grass Makes Them Grow Fast
The black goat is the leading industry of Yingshan County. Because it has the effects of improving human immunity and beautifying the skin, it is widely used as a health food. Currently, prices on the market are all a bit expensive. So how much does one black goat seedling of the goat genus cost? What grass makes them grow fast? How do you raise them?
Latest price of goat seedlings:
The market price of black goat seedlings is generally around 300-400 yuan each. Some are also sold by weight, generally reaching 15-20 yuan per jin. Therefore, the goat's body weight, regional differences and quality all affect the price. It is recommended that everyone go to the local market for detailed consultation.
What grass makes them grow fast?
1. Because black goats have long and flexible thin lips, lower incisors that bow outward and are sharp, and a flat and firm upper jaw, they are convenient for gathering and cutting forage grass. Black goats eat many kinds of forage grass. According to relevant statistics, among 655 kinds of plants, black goats can use more than 500 kinds, accounting for 80%, which is 28% more than the plant utilization rate of cattle. The utilization rate of black goats for crop straw with high crude fiber content can reach 70%. They most like to eat forage grass and tender branches and leaves of trees that are low in crude fiber and high in protein.
2. Black goats have a very wide range of food intake, and there are now many feeds with relatively high nutritional value. Many feeds can greatly promote the growth of black goats, but this requires farmers to master the feeding principles and feed ratios well.
Breeding technology:
1. Seed selection
Excellent breeds are the foundation of black goat breeding, and good production performance is the key to creating economic benefits. Therefore, when the flock reproduces, choose breeding ewes and rams with good production performance and stable heredity for mating and reproduction. At the same time, inbreeding should also be avoided. Excellent genes can strengthen the black goat population.
2. Feed combination
To scientifically breed black goats, first of all, black goats should be raised in groups according to different types and fed different forage grasses. Some feed also needs to be fed as nutritional supplementation. In this way, it can not only meet the different nutritional needs of the flock, but also alleviate the situation of reduced forage grass, which helps the pasture recover its productivity.
3. Improve the growth environment of the flock
The construction of black goat pens should be chosen in a place far away from residential areas, water sources, and areas with no history of goat disease infection, with dry terrain, facing the sun, and good ventilation. It should be built facing south, with enough activity space. Black goats like to move, so the living space cannot be too narrow. Each functional pen should be fully equipped, with cold-proof and cooling facilities, and there should also be a large enough exercise yard to ensure the amount of exercise for the flock.
4. Keep it clean and tidy, and disinfect regularly
Keeping the pens hygienic is very important. As the saying goes, “muddy pigs, clean sheep”, “sheep do not lie in damp places” and “a warm pen adds three parts of fat”. Farmers should keep the pens hygienic, clean up manure and other filth in time, transport it to a place a certain distance from the pens, and carry out harmless treatment. At the same time, keep the pens dry and ventilated, persist in doing a good job in mosquito and rodent control, cut off the transmission media of infectious diseases, and reduce the spread of disease. Disinfect regularly, and each time it must be comprehensive and thorough, leaving no dead corner. Routine disinfection should be about 2 times a week. Disinfectants can be selected from 10%-20% quicklime water, caustic soda, Baidusha and other agents, but caustic soda should avoid contact with the goat's body, eliminate pathogenic bacteria in the environment, and reduce the occurrence of disease.
5. Carry out deworming and immunization work
Black goats have strong disease resistance and generally rarely get sick, but in daily breeding the flock still needs timely epidemic prevention. Once a sick goat appears in the flock, it must be isolated and treated as soon as possible. If the treatment is ineffective and it dies, the carcass needs proper harmless treatment, and random discarding is prohibited. At the same time, farmers must do a good job in deworming every day, because most diseases of black goats are caused by internal and external parasites, and if a goat has already been diagnosed with a parasitic disease, it can also trigger other diseases. In mild cases, it affects the growth and development speed of the goat and causes wasting diseases; in severe cases, it can cause the death of the goat and cause economic losses to farmers. It is very important to carry out regular deworming work. Generally speaking, deworming should be done once every 2-3 months, and vaccines should be given every year, especially the contagious pleuropneumonia vaccine. Immunization is an effective way for the flock to resist disease, improve resistance, and better help the growth and reproduction of the flock.
6. Pay attention to seasonality
In spring, most of the flock is in a state of poor body condition and weak strength. At this time, barn feeding should be the main breeding method, and green hay and ammoniated forage stored from the previous year can be used for barn feeding. In summer and autumn, the pasture grows luxuriantly and has good quality. This is exactly the favorable stage for fattening, and careful grazing is needed. It is worth noting that summer temperatures are relatively high, so when grazing the flock, it is best to choose hillside grazing, which can prevent the flock from heatstroke. At the same time, the pasture needs to be changed regularly so that the forage grass can be fully utilized. In winter, cold-proof and warm-keeping work should be done well, especially for the care of newborn lambs and old, weak, sick and disabled goats.