How much does a mule cost? Can its meat be eaten, and an introduction to breeding techniques
The mule is a mammal of the order Perissodactyla. It is an interspecific hybrid of the horse and the donkey, mainly used for draft work. There are two kinds, the horse mule and the donkey mule, easy to handle, with a working life of up to 20-30 years.So how much does one mule cost? Can its meat be eaten? What are the breeding techniques?According to the Shandong livestock and poultry breeding base, mules of different breeds and weights have different prices, ranging from several hundred to several thousand.
Can mule meat be eaten?
Mule meat can be eaten. Mule meat is not only edible but also has the following effects:
1. Health benefits: replenishes qi and blood, calms wind and soothes the spirit, nourishes the kidney and liver, promotes body fluid and quenches thirst, strengthens the stomach and aids digestion, clears heat and detoxifies, benefits the mind and calms the spirit, detoxifies, anti-tumor, promotes eruption of measles.
2. Mule meat is neutral in nature, sweet and sour in taste. It enters the heart and liver meridians. It has the effects of replenishing qi and blood, calming wind and soothing the spirit, and nourishing the kidney and liver. It is suitable for qi and blood deficiency, shortness of breath and fatigue, lethargy and emaciation, loss of appetite, palpitations and poor vision, insufficient yin blood, wind dizziness and limb spasms, insomnia and frequent dreams. It is contraindicated for spleen and stomach deficiency with cold, chronic enteritis, and diarrhea.
What are the mule breeding techniques?
The daily feeding and management methods for mules and donkeys are basically the same as for horses, but they are easier to raise than horses and have fewer digestive tract diseases. Therefore, when feeding, less water should be used to mix the feed. If horses, mules, and donkeys are fed from the same trough, the end of the trough where the mules and donkeys are tied can be slightly raised so that water flows naturally toward the horses. The method of “tie mules and donkeys high, tie horses low” can also be used to solve this. Secondly, donkeys eat more slowly and can calmly chew fine, and their ability to utilize feed is stronger than that of horses, so they need sufficient feeding time. Draft donkeys are usually fed mainly short-cut hay, mixed with about one kilogram of bran or concentrate.
Mules and donkeys of the same body weight and work load eat one-third to one-quarter less than horses. However, during heavy work, more than two kilograms of concentrate should be supplemented daily. Breeding jacks cannot be inferior to breeding horses in feeding and management. Farm mules and donkeys are usually kept in stalls; where grazing conditions are available, they can be grazed or put on green pasture, but their herd instinct is not as good as that of horses.