Application of Chinese Herbal Preparations in Finishing Pig Farming
Using Chinese herbs to fatten pigs offers a wide range of medicinal sources, low cost, comprehensive effects, easy preparation and convenient use.
???? Chinese Herbal Fattening Formula
Take 500 g each of roasted eggshell and mixed bones (chicken, duck, pig, dog, cattle or sheep bones are all acceptable), and 250 g each of He Shou Wu (Polygonum multiflorum) and Guan Zhong (Dryopteris crassirhizoma), grind them together into powder and mix well. Feeding method: for pigs weighing 15-25 kg, add 150 g at a time; for pigs weighing 25-50 kg, add 200 g at a time; for pigs weighing over 50 kg, add 300 g at a time. Feed each time at 7 a.m., adding the fattening powder in the above amount to 1-15 kg of concentrated feed, let the pig finish it in one feeding, then feed other feed 3 hours later, for 10 consecutive days. After 4 months, feed continuously for another 3 days in the same way. The effect is best when fed in March-April.
???? He Shou Wu Mixture Fattening Method
Suitable for pigs one month before slaughter. Formula: 1 part each of He Shou Wu (Polygonum multiflorum), Guan Zhong (Dryopteris crassirhizoma) and Zhi Qiao (Citrus aurantium), mix and grind into powder, put into a bottle and seal for later use. For pigs weighing 50 kg, feed 18-20 g per day, given during the morning feeding, for 14 consecutive days, then stop for 2 days; feed for another 14 days to reach slaughter standard. Average daily weight gain can reach 0.75-1.2 kg.
???? Guan Cang Mixture Fattening Method
Suitable for pigs weighing over 30 kg. Formula: 100 g each of Guan Zhong (Dryopteris crassirhizoma), Cang Zhu (Atractylodes lancea), Zhi Shi (Citrus aurantium), Chen Pi (dried tangerine peel), Sang Bai Pi (Morus alba root bark) and Su Zi (Perilla frutescens seed), 1000 g of artificial salt, and 1500 g of wine yeast. First sun-dry the 6 Chinese herbs, grind them into powder, then add the artificial salt and wine yeast and mix well. For pigs weighing 30-60 kg, add 50 g of the Guan Cang mixture per day; for pigs weighing 60-100 kg, add 60 g per day. Feed during the evening feeding.