What are the key technical points for raising sheep in farming areas? Explained clearly in one article

(1) Timely weaning and reasonable grouping After lambs reach 2 to 3 months of age, the mother and young should be separated for weaning. This allows the ewes' physical condition to recover quickly, achieving the goals of early estrus, early mating, higher production and high yield. At the same time, it promptly trains the lambs' ability to live independently. After weaning, lambs should be reasonably grouped and penned separately according to sex, size, and strength, to prevent the strong from becoming stronger and the weak from becoming weaker, which would affect the overall level of development and uniformity.

(2) Timely mating to improve the reproductive rate of ewes Timely mating refers to determining the age for a sheep's first mating and the mating time after estrus. It is an effective way to improve the reproductive rate of ewes, achieve high yield and more offspring, and it is also the key to improving breeding efficiency. Sheep generally mate for the first time at around 15 months of age. Mating too early will affect the ewe's own growth and development, thereby reducing the ewe's reproductive performance. Mating time after estrus: if estrus occurs in the afternoon, mate the next morning, with an interval of 8 to 12 hours, and then mate once more. At the same time, mating records should be kept well to prevent unnecessary economic losses caused by mismating or unclear recollection of the delivery date.

????(3) Reasonable preparation of forage Feed and forage should be reasonably prepared, which is the foundation for the success of large-scale breeding farms and households. The straw, vines, and husks and rice straw of mature crops in farming areas contain a lot of lignin and have poor palatability, but they are also the main source of roughage for raising sheep in farming areas, so they must be properly treated. Technologies such as silage, ammoniation, and alkalization must be correctly used to treat crop straw. It is strictly forbidden to feed forage that has become moldy and spoiled due to improper silaging, as well as ammoniated and alkalized forage that has not been rinsed clean. In the preparation of roughage, it is strictly forbidden to grind roughage too finely. Production practice has proven that long-term feeding of overly fine roughage can easily cause rumination disorders in sheep as well as internal diseases such as rumen atony, feed impaction, and bloat. When roughage is 1 to 3 cm in length, sheep can ruminate normally after eating it. The preparation of concentrate feed should be reasonably blended according to local feed resources, different sheep breeds, and different growth stages. After preparation, the energy, protein, minerals, and vitamins in the feed must meet the needs of growth, reproduction, and lactation at different stages. The ammonia-to-sulfur ratio in the feed should reach 7 to 8:1, and the calcium-to-phosphorus ratio should reach 1 to 2:1. When feeding non-protein nitrogen feed, sulfur ammonia must be supplemented; otherwise, it will cause an improper ammonia-to-sulfur ratio in the rumen, so it cannot be effectively utilized by rumen microorganisms and the expected purpose cannot be achieved.

(4) Reasonable supplementary feeding to ensure the normal growth and development of the flock Sheep raising in farming areas mostly uses a combination of barn feeding and grazing. Especially in winter, barn feeding is generally the main method. If timely and reasonable supplementary feeding is not carried out, it is difficult to meet the growth and development needs of sheep. Therefore, sheep raising in farming areas must provide reasonable supplementary feeding to the flock. Supplementary feeding should appropriately provide concentrate and roughage according to the season and the body condition of breeding rams, breeding ewes, growing sheep, and lambs. Eliminate the phenomenon of the flock growing for half the year and losing condition for half the year, and ensure that the body condition of the flock remains at an above-average level. Only in this way can it be beneficial for the normal reproduction of the flock. Sheep poisoning can be caused by a large amount of consumption of cottonseed cake and cotton leaves that have not undergone degossypol treatment or have been improperly processed. This disease mostly occurs in the main cotton-producing areas, and poisoning can also occur when cottonseed cake is improperly added to the feed. Hass