Small-tailed Han sheep feed formula and matching methods

The Small-tailed Han sheep is a dual-purpose meat and fur sheep breed in our country, with characteristics of fast growth and development, early maturity, strong reproductive capacity, stable genetic performance, and strong adaptability. It has been designated by the state as a famous and fine livestock breed, and is praised by people as China's "national treasure", the world's "super sheep" and "long-legged sheep", and has been included in the "National Catalogue of Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources". Let's take a look at the feed formula for Small-tailed Han sheep below!

Lamb fattening feed formula

Corn 62%, wheat bran 12%, soybean meal 8%, cottonseed meal 12%, stone powder 1.8%, calcium hydrogen phosphate 1.2%, urea 1%, salt 1%, premix 1%. This formula contains 18% protein and 12.94 megajoules/kg of sheep digestible energy.

Grazing with supplementary feeding fattening formula

1. Corn meal 26%, wheat bran 7%, cottonseed cake 7%, distiller's grains 48%, grass meal 10%, salt 1%, urea 0.6%, additives 0.4%. After mixing evenly, supplement-feed the sheep about 300 grams each evening.

2. Corn 70%, soybean cake 28%, salt 2%. When feeding, add 15% grass meal, mix evenly, moisten and feed.

House-fed fattening concentrate formula

1. Corn meal, grass meal and soybean cake 21.5% each, corn 17%, peanut cake 10.3%, wheat bran 6.9%, salt 0.7%, urea 0.3%, additives 0.3%. For the first 20 days, feed each sheep 350 grams of concentrate per day; for the next 20 days, 400 grams per sheep; for another 20 days, 450 grams per sheep. Roughage is unlimited, with an appropriate amount of green feed.

2. Corn 66%, soybean cake 22%, wheat bran 8%, bone meal 1%, fine shell powder 0.5%, salt 1.5%, salt 1.5%, urea 1%, add selenium-containing trace elements and AD3 powder. Feed the mixed concentrate together with forage, with a ratio of 60:40. Generally, when sheep are 4-5 months old, feed 0.8-0.9 kg of concentrate per day; at 5-6 months of age, feed 1.2-1.4 kg; at 6-7 months of age, feed 1.6 kg.

3. Unified sugar 50%, coarse corn meal 24%, rapeseed cake 8%, sugar cake 10%, cottonseed cake 6%, shell powder 1.5%, salt 0.5%. Feed 3 times a day, with 1 additional feeding at night.

Feed additives for Small-tailed Han sheep

1. Zeranol: Zeranol can promote protein synthesis in the body of Small-tailed Han sheep, stimulate the pituitary gland to secrete growth hormone, and accelerate growth. It is generally implanted at the base behind the ear of Small-tailed Han sheep. However, it should be noted that breeding sheep cannot use it, as it will disrupt the physiological functions of Small-tailed Han breeding sheep.

2. Chromium: Adding chromium to the feed of Small-tailed Han sheep can have very good effects on their growth, reproduction and immunity. It can reduce the incidence rate of Small-tailed Han sheep and also increase the milk yield of Small-tailed Han ewes.

3. Urea phosphate: So-called urea phosphate is what we commonly call "cattle and sheep joy". It can promote the absorption of nitrogen, phosphorus and calcium by growing Small-tailed Han sheep. Generally, each sheep can be given 10 grams per day.

4. Urea: Urea can only be used for adult Small-tailed Han sheep and mixed into their concentrate. However, it must not be fed alone, and even more must not be dissolved in water for drinking. Within half an hour after feeding, they must not drink water to prevent nitrogen poisoning in Small-tailed Han sheep. For sick sheep, feed less or not at all.

5. Bacitracin zinc: Bacitracin zinc can improve the feed utilization rate of Small-tailed Han sheep and has a very good effect on feed absorption in their intestinal tract. Adding 15 milligrams per kilogram of feed is sufficient.

6. Rumenin: Rumenin can improve feed conversion rate, allowing Small-tailed Han sheep to better absorb nutrients from feed, thereby increasing growth speed and raising sheep-farming profits.