How to raise meat sheep well? Breeding methods and key technical points
How to raise meat sheep well?
(Agricultural Wealth Network) How to raise meat sheep well?
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1. Focus on grazing, grab the autumn fat
In late autumn the weather turns cool, the grass has withered and yellowed, the days are short and the nights long, and grazing time is not enough. Relying only on daytime grazing, the sheep cannot eat their fill, so grazing time should be appropriately extended. After the frost, they should go out late and return late, so that every sheep can eat grass and eat its fill. After the autumn harvest, the flock should promptly be driven to fields where crops have been harvested, to graze the autumn stubble and pick up weeds and scattered grain. Doing this well makes them fatten quickly, and it is also an important aspect of seizing autumn fat. By combining these practices, the flock can quickly gain fat and regain strength, laying a good foundation for safely getting through the winter.
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2. Prepare enough grass, good winter fat
Sheep are herbivorous animals and should be fed mainly on grass. To keep the winter sheep from losing fat, it is necessary to prepare enough forage for the flock to get through the winter; this is the material foundation for ensuring the flock survives the winter. According to the number of sheep and the quantity needed, widely collect all kinds of green grass, hay, tree leaves, vegetable outer leaves, vegetable leaves and crop straw; all can be ammoniated, alkalized and stacked for storage before feeding, and can also be made into silage and fermented feed. Among concentrated feeds, corn, barley, wheat bran, oilseed meal and the agricultural by-product distillers' grains are all good feeds for sheep, but the feeds must be fed in combination and kept diverse.
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3. Live in a warm pen, prevent colds
As the saying goes, "a warm pen means three parts fat." Before winter begins, the sheep pen must be repaired well, and the sheep shed must be kept warm. Old herders say sheep "feel the cold in the wind," which makes a lot of sense. Therefore, drafts must be prevented from entering; doors and windows should be sealed well with plastic film, straw curtains hung at night, and the ground kept dry and not frozen, to prevent damp cold. Because sheep sheds are often drafty and too cold, the sheep's body consumes more nutrients, and no matter how well they are fed, it is hard to maintain winter fat. Therefore, the most effective way to reduce the sheep's loss of body heat is to build a good warm shed. In the severe cold of winter, as long as the sheep are housed in a warm pen, the loss of body heat can be greatly reduced, the sheep can be kept from catching cold and avoid colds, and their getting through the winter is assured.
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4. Clever winter grazing, night supplementary feeding
In winter most sheep are already pregnant. Although the weather is cold, they cannot always lie in the pen without moving, as this is bad for the growth and development of the pregnant sheep and the fetus. Appropriate exercise should be combined with grazing, which also saves forage. For winter grazing, the flock should be grazed in low-lying, warm gullies sheltered from the wind and facing the sun, to prevent attacks by strong winds. Sheep should go out late and return early for winter grazing, going out against the wind and returning with the wind. This is because going out late and returning early takes advantage of the warmer period of the day. Grazing against the wind prevents the fleece from being blown open and helps keep them warm, but if they cannot eat their fill during daytime grazing, they must be given a night feed as supplementary feed when they return. Sheep are ruminants with strong digestive capacity, so night grass and supplementary concentrated feed can be given, along with an appropriate amount of mineral feed, to meet the dual nutritional needs of breeding sheep, pregnant sheep and the fetus.
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5. Salt whets the appetite, water fills the belly
Some people say winter sheep are hard to raise, and salt water keeps the fat. This means that although sheep are hard to raise, as long as salt is added to the water for the sheep to drink, they will eat more grass, like to drink water, and are likely to gain fat; this makes sense. Salt whets the appetite, helps them eat and aids digestion, and can also stop fermentation, so sheep are less likely to bloat, eat well and become ill less often. If drinking water is insufficient, the sheep's omasum and nose will become dry, the sheep will not like to eat grass, and they are prone to omasum dryness disease. But sheep cannot drink water that is too cold, still less ice water or well water, because in winter when it is cold, drinking a bellyful of cold water will cause body temperature to drop sharply, making them prone to colds and fever. Pregnant sheep especially cannot stand it and are prone to miscarriage, which causes great losses, so it is best to give warm water.
When conditions do not allow, deep well water may be given, but it must be drawn and drunk immediately to prevent it from turning cold after long standing, or the water vat may be placed indoors and room-temperature water given, at a temperature of about 10°C, which can reduce harmful irritation to the stomach and intestines.
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6. Ensure safety, prevent miscarriage
Entering winter, with severe cold, heavy snow and slippery roads, it is exactly the period when ewes are pregnant, so attention must be paid to protecting the pregnancy. When grazing, be careful to prevent fright and slipping; do not take steep slopes, do not cross gullies, and do not take dangerous paths. Do not allow wild dogs to interfere, so as to avoid startling or stampeding the flock. When pregnant sheep enter and leave the pen gate, prevent crowding, squeezing and butting, to ensure the safety of pregnant sheep and avoid miscarriage. When grazing pregnant sheep, do not go too far from home, to prevent excessive fatigue or lambing, so that timely handling is possible. On days of strong wind and heavy snow, they need not go out to graze, to ensure the safety of pregnant sheep and smooth
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1. Focus on grazing, grab the autumn fat
In late autumn the weather turns cool, the grass has withered and yellowed, the days are short and the nights long, and grazing time is not enough. Relying only on daytime grazing, the sheep cannot eat their fill, so grazing time should be appropriately extended. After the frost, they should go out late and return late, so that every sheep can eat grass and eat its fill. After the autumn harvest, the flock should promptly be driven to fields where crops have been harvested, to graze the autumn stubble and pick up weeds and scattered grain. Doing this well makes them fatten quickly, and it is also an important aspect of seizing autumn fat. By combining these practices, the flock can quickly gain fat and regain strength, laying a good foundation for safely getting through the winter.
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2. Prepare enough grass, good winter fat
Sheep are herbivorous animals and should be fed mainly on grass. To keep the winter sheep from losing fat, it is necessary to prepare enough forage for the flock to get through the winter; this is the material foundation for ensuring the flock survives the winter. According to the number of sheep and the quantity needed, widely collect all kinds of green grass, hay, tree leaves, vegetable outer leaves, vegetable leaves and crop straw; all can be ammoniated, alkalized and stacked for storage before feeding, and can also be made into silage and fermented feed. Among concentrated feeds, corn, barley, wheat bran, oilseed meal and the agricultural by-product distillers' grains are all good feeds for sheep, but the feeds must be fed in combination and kept diverse.
x
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3. Live in a warm pen, prevent colds
As the saying goes, "a warm pen means three parts fat." Before winter begins, the sheep pen must be repaired well, and the sheep shed must be kept warm. Old herders say sheep "feel the cold in the wind," which makes a lot of sense. Therefore, drafts must be prevented from entering; doors and windows should be sealed well with plastic film, straw curtains hung at night, and the ground kept dry and not frozen, to prevent damp cold. Because sheep sheds are often drafty and too cold, the sheep's body consumes more nutrients, and no matter how well they are fed, it is hard to maintain winter fat. Therefore, the most effective way to reduce the sheep's loss of body heat is to build a good warm shed. In the severe cold of winter, as long as the sheep are housed in a warm pen, the loss of body heat can be greatly reduced, the sheep can be kept from catching cold and avoid colds, and their getting through the winter is assured.
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4. Clever winter grazing, night supplementary feeding
In winter most sheep are already pregnant. Although the weather is cold, they cannot always lie in the pen without moving, as this is bad for the growth and development of the pregnant sheep and the fetus. Appropriate exercise should be combined with grazing, which also saves forage. For winter grazing, the flock should be grazed in low-lying, warm gullies sheltered from the wind and facing the sun, to prevent attacks by strong winds. Sheep should go out late and return early for winter grazing, going out against the wind and returning with the wind. This is because going out late and returning early takes advantage of the warmer period of the day. Grazing against the wind prevents the fleece from being blown open and helps keep them warm, but if they cannot eat their fill during daytime grazing, they must be given a night feed as supplementary feed when they return. Sheep are ruminants with strong digestive capacity, so night grass and supplementary concentrated feed can be given, along with an appropriate amount of mineral feed, to meet the dual nutritional needs of breeding sheep, pregnant sheep and the fetus.
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5. Salt whets the appetite, water fills the belly
Some people say winter sheep are hard to raise, and salt water keeps the fat. This means that although sheep are hard to raise, as long as salt is added to the water for the sheep to drink, they will eat more grass, like to drink water, and are likely to gain fat; this makes sense. Salt whets the appetite, helps them eat and aids digestion, and can also stop fermentation, so sheep are less likely to bloat, eat well and become ill less often. If drinking water is insufficient, the sheep's omasum and nose will become dry, the sheep will not like to eat grass, and they are prone to omasum dryness disease. But sheep cannot drink water that is too cold, still less ice water or well water, because in winter when it is cold, drinking a bellyful of cold water will cause body temperature to drop sharply, making them prone to colds and fever. Pregnant sheep especially cannot stand it and are prone to miscarriage, which causes great losses, so it is best to give warm water.
When conditions do not allow, deep well water may be given, but it must be drawn and drunk immediately to prevent it from turning cold after long standing, or the water vat may be placed indoors and room-temperature water given, at a temperature of about 10°C, which can reduce harmful irritation to the stomach and intestines.
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6. Ensure safety, prevent miscarriage
Entering winter, with severe cold, heavy snow and slippery roads, it is exactly the period when ewes are pregnant, so attention must be paid to protecting the pregnancy. When grazing, be careful to prevent fright and slipping; do not take steep slopes, do not cross gullies, and do not take dangerous paths. Do not allow wild dogs to interfere, so as to avoid startling or stampeding the flock. When pregnant sheep enter and leave the pen gate, prevent crowding, squeezing and butting, to ensure the safety of pregnant sheep and avoid miscarriage. When grazing pregnant sheep, do not go too far from home, to prevent excessive fatigue or lambing, so that timely handling is possible. On days of strong wind and heavy snow, they need not go out to graze, to ensure the safety of pregnant sheep and smooth