What is the market price of meat dogs per jin?

Meat dogs, commonly known as meat-eating dogs, are dogs specially slaughtered for people to eat, mainly raised for their meat. They have the farming characteristics of small investment, quick returns and high efficiency. Today, as living standards keep rising, dog meat, with its food and medicinal uses, has become a top-grade food and has great farming prospects. Let us take a look below at the market price of meat dogs!

The market price of meat dogs

Meat dog puppies vary in price according to breed and weight - you get what you pay for. Prices from 130-300 yuan form the first tier, which are ordinary breeds that grow slowly but have good meat quality and produce many puppies. Prices from 400-600 yuan form the second tier, which are improved breeds that grow fast and have good meat quality.

Selection of breeding dogs for meat dogs

1. Selection of young dogs: Most newly built farms introduce young dogs for breeding, usually at the time of weaning and separation from the litter. The main criteria for selection are the pedigree, the traits of both parents, the birth date of the puppies and their growth and development status, etc. The pedigree must be clear, both parents must have good coat colour, the litter must have many puppies (more than 6 for German Shepherds, more than 8 for Soviet Reds), the survival rate must be high, and birth must be early (born before mid-April), because 20%-30% of young dogs born later will not come into heat the following year, so such dogs cannot be used for breeding. In addition, the body shape must be well proportioned and the coat smooth, and the farm should provide the pedigree so that you can understand the production performance of the breeding dog's parents, grandparents and maternal grandparents, which helps you organise production after returning to your own farm.

2. Selection of adult dogs: Adult female dogs must be selected for breeding with consistent coat colour, early estrus (estrus before mid-March), many puppies (more than 8) and a high survival rate. At the same time, the female dog is required to have high milk production, strong maternal instincts and no bad habits.

① Male dog: Besides requiring good coat colour, a male dog must have strong mating ability (more than ten matings per year), and those whose mating with female dogs results in high whelping rates and survival rates are used for breeding. The age requirement is within 5 years; breeding dogs that are too old have reduced reproductive capacity. The body shape requirement is 12 months, body weight above 40 kg, and height above 75 cm.

② Female dog: The female dog should weigh above 35 kg and stand above 65 cm tall. In practice, it is quite difficult to introduce good adult dogs; unless they are sold off or the owner changes business and stops keeping them, you will not be able to buy good adult breeding dogs. Most are culled female dogs of poor quality or old female dogs.

Farming advantages of meat dogs

1. Small investment: With an investment of less than 10,000 yuan, the annual return can reach more than 100,000. With government support, it is a good project for farmers to increase their income and benefits both the country and the people.

2. Large demand: Meat dogs not only have great value as meat, but also extremely high medicinal value - the whole body is a treasure - and the market potential is huge. Dog meat is delicious, with tender meat and rich nutrition, and is a premium beauty product.

3. Strong reproductive capacity: Meat dogs are domesticated animals with the characteristics of strong adaptability, easy raising, fast reproduction and fast growth. The large-scale meat dog breeding base in Jining City, Shandong, through biological purification and hybridisation of fine breeds, has even larger body size (much larger than ordinary native dogs), high reproductive rate (2 litters per year), many puppies per litter (5-12 per litter), a short growth period (marketed at 5-6 months) and a high meat yield (body weight can reach 80-120 jin).

4. Strong adaptability: Dogs have an extremely strong ability to tolerate hunger; even without food for a week, they will not become very weak. They have strong resistance to trauma and self-healing ability, and very strong disease resistance, with a low rate of viral infection, and they do not fall ill easily. They adapt very well to the environment and can grow and reproduce well in extremely harsh environments (for example, in winter in northern China at -40 to -30°C, and in summer at temperatures above 30°C).

5. Easy to raise: Pigs and chickens need to be fed several meals a day and are not picky, and cattle even need to be fed at night. In contrast, improved meat dogs need to be fed only twice a day, which fully meets their needs for growth and breeding, so they are very easy to raise. Dogs are omnivorous animals; they eat whole grains as well as vegetables and the by-products of livestock product processing plants, discarded bones, leftover meals and so on. Therefore, meat dogs have a wide range of feed sources, and the prices are low.