Feed Formulas and Scientific Preparation Methods for Meat Dog Farming
Meat dogs have a fairly omnivorous diet, but the feed must be based mainly on animal-based feed, accounting for about 30%, including beef, mutton, poultry, birds, rodents, and fresh organs of various animals and fresh fish, etc. Plant-based feed is mainly various grains and vegetables; the grains include cornmeal, barley grits, soybean cake meal, sorghum meal, bran, etc. Let us take a look below at the feed formulas for meat dog farming!
Feed Formula for Nursing Dogs
For the feed formula for nursing dogs, taking the daily feed amount for 10 nursing dogs as an example: 850 grams of animal meat or organs, minced with a meat grinder, then add 3 eggs, 500 grams of cornmeal, 850 grams of chopped green vegetables, and an appropriate amount of growth hormone (use according to the instructions), add a small amount of concentrated bone-and-meat broth or milk, rice soup, and gradually increase thin porridge as well as a small amount of bone meal and fish meal. For the thin porridge and bone-and-meat broth, start by feeding 30-50 milliliters each time, then gradually increase to 200-500 milliliters, feeding once a day.
Feed Formula for Puppies
The feed formula for puppies is 20% cornmeal, 15% broken rice, 15% rice bran cake, 5% rapeseed cake, 14% soybean cake, 15% wheat bran, 5% flour, 5% fish meal, 5% bone meal, and 0.5% each of growth hormone and salt. It is best to add meat broth, that is, boil 500 grams of pork per dog per day into meat broth and feed it together with the meat, feeding 3 times a day while providing enough drinking water.
Feed Formula for Young Dogs
After weaned puppies are fed for 35 days, they enter the young dog (male dogs should be castrated) rearing stage. The feed formula is 30% cornmeal, 20% broken rice, 20% rice bran cake, 10% soybean cake, 10% wheat bran, 5% rapeseed cake, 4% bone meal, and 0.5% each of growth hormone and salt. Since young dogs grow relatively quickly, mineral feed should also be added, mixed with warm water, and fed 3 times a day; it is best to add an appropriate amount of animal-based feed.
Feed Formula for Fattening Dogs
After young dogs are fed for 70 days, they enter the fattening stage. The feed formula is 26% cornmeal, 26% broken rice, 20% rice bran cake, 10% soybean cake, 10% wheat bran, 5% rapeseed cake, 2% fish meal, and 0.5% each of growth hormone and salt. It is best to add fatty feed.
Preparation of Meat Dog Feed
The main purpose of preparing meat dog feed is to improve the palatability of the feed and increase its nutritional value. Preparation requires hygiene, preserving nutrients, being liked by dogs, easy digestion, and no waste, so as to give the best effect of the feed. Raw starch cannot be digested directly, so before feeding, the feed must be cooked, that is, boiled into a semi-liquid porridge paste.
1. Do not burn the feed or leave it undercooked.
2. Wash meat with cold water; do not rinse for too long, and do not cook the meat for too long either; it should not be broken up or mushy excessively. Meat broth should be fed together with starchy feed.
3. For grain ingredients, simply rinse away sand and impurities with clean water; there is no need to change the water multiple times. If soaking is needed, after soaking, pour the grain and water together into the pot and cook, so as to avoid nutrient loss.
4. For vegetables, wash first and then cut; radishes, tubers, etc. do not need to be peeled.
5. All feed should be prepared and fed fresh; it should not be left overnight, to prevent mold and spoilage.