What should be noted during fox farming
The fox is originally a wild carnivorous animal, and its fur can be used as a high-quality raw material for making fur products such as fur collars and hats. It has extremely high economic value, so fox farming has now gradually moved toward large-scale production, and its economic value has attracted more and more people to farm them. So how should foxes be farmed? What should be noted during the farming process? Let's take a look together below!
1. Breeding superior stock
When choosing fox breeds, try to use two points as references for quality breeding. First, choose breeds that are smaller in size, fast-growing, have good fur quality, strong disease resistance, and low incidence of disease, in order to meet the market demand for fox fur of different colors and patterns. Choose foxes that are large in size, have strong reproductive capacity, glossy fur, and excellent down, in order to adapt to the variability of the market. Every year when retaining breeding stock, carefully select the breeding foxes once, keep good breeds and eliminate poor ones, ensuring the purity and quality of the breeding foxes.
2. Timely mating
Foxes have only one mating period each year, and timing is very important. It is highly time-sensitive, and if the time requirement is not met, it may result in empty pregnancy. During the farming process, we must observe carefully, understand the characteristics of the sexual cycle changes of male and female foxes, and then use the changes in the foxes' sexual cycle to seize the estrus period of the female fox, mate the female fox in time, and according to the characteristics of the male fox, formulate a reasonable pairing plan. When pairing foxes, ensure the quietness of the fox farm, strengthen the feed nutrition of the male fox, and ensure that the male fox has a healthy physical condition.
3. Reasonable feeding
During the farming process, according to the seasonal breeding characteristics of foxes and a series of other characteristics such as molting, we should divide fox feeding into eight different feeding periods, including mating and pregnancy. Different periods have different management methods. For example, during the pregnancy period of the female fox, sufficient feed must be provided for the fox to eat, ensuring that the feed is comprehensive in nutrition, free from spoilage and mold, and has good palatability. The female fox must be carefully fed. If the female fox is fed improperly, the fetus will be unable to absorb nutrients, causing stillbirth, rotting fetuses, miscarriage, and other accidents.
4. Disease prevention and control
Although foxes have relatively strong disease resistance during their growth process, if management is not in place and feeding is improper, it can still cause diseases in foxes. For example, canine distemper, viral enteritis, and viral encephalitis are the three infectious diseases that have the greatest impact on foxes. In addition, the more common daily diseases are gastroenteritis and colds. These diseases are mainly handled through prevention first and treatment as a supplement, strengthening the hygiene and epidemic prevention system established by veterinarians. Reduce the invasion of pathogens into the farm, inspect and control feed hygiene, pay attention to the health of the foxes, and when sick foxes are found, promptly examine them and treat them according to the symptoms. Regularly clean and disinfect the fox sheds, do a good job in cleaning and hygiene, and carry out regular vaccinations for the fox population.
The above are the matters to pay attention to when farming foxes. Everyone must pay attention to the hygiene of the fox sheds when farming. Because as mentioned earlier, although foxes have relatively strong disease resistance, there is still a chance of disease occurrence. When farming, if you find a sick fox, you must promptly examine it. If it is an infectious disease, promptly move the sick fox to prevent it from infecting other foxes. Treat the sick fox.