What conditions are needed for sika deer farming?
The sika deer is a medium-sized deer that lives in mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forest mountain areas, forest edges and mountain grassland areas. Its daytime and nighttime habitats differ noticeably: by day it mostly chooses sunny slopes, while at night it rests in the middle or upper-middle part of slopes. It is listed as a national first-class protected animal in China. Let's take a look below at what conditions are required for sika deer farming!
What procedures are needed to farm sika deer?
To farm sika deer, you must obtain a "Wildlife Domestication and Breeding License" and a "Wildlife Business License" from the forestry department. Without these two certificates, selling and transporting them is illegal, and once caught you will have the animals confiscated, be fined or even sentenced to prison. In addition, farms selling special animals must also have an "Animal Epidemic Prevention Qualification Certificate" issued by the animal husbandry department; otherwise it violates regulations, the products cannot be used for breeding, and there will also be problems with future production and sales.
What conditions are required for sika deer farming?
1. Site conditions: For sika deer farming, choose a sandy or slightly stony site with relatively dry terrain, facing south or slightly southeast, with a 5-degree slope. In mountainous areas, choose a place not threatened by mountain floods, sheltered from wind and with good drainage.
2. Feed conditions: For fully confined sika deer, each deer needs an average of 350-400 kg of concentrated feed per year and 1750-2000 kg of roughage, so lush forage is required all year round.
3. Water source conditions: Before building a sika deer farm, necessary surveys and investigations must be carried out on the groundwater level, natural water sources, water volume and water quality, and attention must be paid to the inorganic salt content in the water. Avoid using natural surface water sources such as rivers, or water sources polluted near the site.
4. Transportation conditions: The site for a sika deer farm should preferably be 1.0-1.5 km from a highway and 5-10 km from a railway, so as to facilitate the supply of equipment and feed and the dispatch of products, and to make life convenient for workers. At the same time, electricity must be sufficient and the site should be relatively close to a power source.
5. Social conditions: A sika deer farm should not be chosen near industrial and mining areas or public facilities, and should not be built in places contaminated by infectious diseases of cattle and sheep or on livestock farms. Attention should also be paid to resource conditions near the site, such as whether building materials are convenient and whether labor is sufficient.
What advantages does sika deer farming have?
1. Strong adaptability: Sika deer spend most of their time in groups and have strong adaptability, a wide geographical distribution and low sensitivity to the environment, and can reproduce all over the country and even around the world.
2. Broad diet: Sika deer have a broad diet and tolerate coarse feed. The straw and by-products of all crops, green grass, tree leaves, wormwood and moss are all good feed for deer.
3. Easy to domesticate: Sika deer are highly adaptable, and young deer even more so. They can be domesticated to respond to people calling, touching, driving and leading, becoming as docile as cattle and sheep.
4. Strong disease resistance: Sika deer have strong disease resistance and rarely get sick. As long as the feed given normally is ensured not to be spoiled, moldy or contain impurities, they basically do not get sick.
5. Considerable benefits: The farming benefits of sika deer are very considerable. The average output value of raising one deer is 1500-3000 yuan, and for the best deer herd, the annual output value of one deer can reach 5000 yuan.