Detailed Explanation of Luxi Yellow Cattle Breeding Techniques and Technical Key Points

The Luxi Yellow Cattle is an excellent beef cattle breed in China, originally from southwestern Shandong Province, which is known for producing high-grade beef cattle. In daily management, this cattle is tolerant of coarse feed and easy to manage. The Luxi Yellow Cattle is raised fairly widely in Shandong, and in people's breeding, it is necessary to master the key breeding techniques, and there are also certain breeding tips.

Luxi Yellow Cattle breeding is mainly based on green and coarse feed. Feed is the material basis for fattening cattle to gain weight and grow meat, so feed must be reasonably matched. The daily ration is: 5 kg dry green grass, 8 kg corn stalk silage, 10 kg distillers' grains, 3 kg corn meal, 0.5 kg soybean cake, 100 g urea, 50 g salt. The main source of dry green grass is the planting of artificial forage grass, such as planting hn-mc Youyou sweet sorghum, hn-mc Youyou Mexican corn, hn-mc Youyou bitter lettuce, etc. Feed three times a day, that is, once each at six in the morning, twelve noon, and six in the afternoon. Feed should be added in small amounts and frequently, with each feeding time lasting 1-1.5 h. Do not let the cattle eat too full, so that the cattle maintain a strong appetite at each feeding, in order to improve feed utilization.

The cattle shed for Luxi Yellow Cattle breeding should be ventilated and dry, and keep the inside and outside of the shed sanitary. It is necessary to maintain the sanitation of the warm shed cattle barn to ensure the normal growth and development of beef cattle. Remove cattle manure in time, and remove cattle manure every day when feeding the cattle. Clean the cattle shed and feed trough, and after feeding the cattle every day, sweep up the mixed feed and promptly sweep the feed trough clean. Disinfect the cattle shed once a month, using a 1% concentration sodium hydroxide solution to spray-disinfect the floor and walls of the cattle shed, use peracetic acid for disinfection when the ammonia smell is strong, and use white lime for disinfection at the entrance of the cattle shed.

Luxi Yellow Cattle must not lack drinking water. Many breeders think that only in summer when the weather is hot should cattle be given water, but in fact, in winter, sufficient drinking water is needed. Cattle mainly eat dry forage, so sufficient drinking water must be supplied. Insufficient drinking water not only affects cattle feeding, but also affects the cattle's digestion and utilization of feed, making the cattle's coat and skin dry and their spirits low. Cattle drink water 2 times/d, and drink water 1 h after eating. The water supplied must be clean and sanitary, and the temperature must be suitable (around 20 °C).

Let the cattle bask in the sun more. When the weather is clear, take the cattle out of the shed to bask in the sun, and at the same time brush the cattle's body, which can prevent the occurrence of skin diseases and external parasitic diseases, and can also promote blood circulation, enhance the cattle's resistance to cold, and is extremely beneficial for beef cattle fattening.