How do you raise cattle healthily? Master these basic points

The economic benefits of cattle farming are mainly reflected in 3 aspects: beef cattle, dairy cattle, and draft cattle. Market demand is constantly increasing, and the number of cattle farmers is also growing. Most of the nutritional needs of cattle can be met, but hygiene work is often overlooked, which often causes various diseases in cattle. Healthy cattle farming can start from the following aspects.

Feed hygiene

Concentrate feed should be selected from high-quality material and crushed well, free of foreign matter such as sand, soil, and stones, and not moldy or rotten. Before each feeding of grass, dried grass should be sifted to remove soil and pick out foreign matter. When feeding wheat bran and green grass in summer and autumn, first rinse them with clean water, and the water used for washing the grass should be changed once a day.

Drinking water hygiene

Provide clean water or lightly salted water.

Feed trough hygiene

Feed troughs should be cleaned after each feeding, and residual forage should be removed. In summer and autumn, they should be rinsed once a day with clean water.

Cattle shed hygiene

The pens should be hygienic. Disinfect frequently, add bedding soil frequently, remove manure frequently, and keep the pens clean and the air fresh.

Cattle body hygiene

Brush the cattle's body with a broom every morning and evening. This can promote blood circulation, relieve fatigue, and keep the cattle healthy with fewer illnesses.

Cattle have strong disease resistance and adaptability. Doing the above points is basically enough to ensure healthy cattle farming.