What should beginners pay attention to when raising cattle? A detailed explanation of the key points for getting started

Cattle farming is a relatively important livestock project in China, and the scale of cattle farming in China is now very large, second only to pigs. The market for beef is relatively large now, so many novice farmers have emerged. When beginners raise cattle, there are actually many things we need to pay attention to. So today, the editor has brought you the precautions for beginners raising cattle. Let's take a look!

1. Site selection

The site selection work for a cattle farm is very important. When choosing a cattle farm, pay attention to building it in a place with higher terrain and relatively dry conditions. It should be far away from urban areas, factories, and so on, both to provide the cattle with a quiet growing environment and to prevent disturbing residents. In addition, the cattle farm should be reasonably planned, with a certain distance kept between the production area and the activity area. Disinfection facilities should also be well equipped to prevent the spread of bacteria and affect cattle growth.

2. Disinfection

During breeding, in order to prevent bacterial invasion, try to avoid visits by outsiders. Every breeding area should have a disinfection pool, and the disinfectant should be replaced regularly. Staff should also pay attention to doing a good job of disinfection when entering the farm. In particular, some outsiders and vehicles must not enter and exit freely, to prevent carrying bacteria. Before entering, thorough disinfection must be carried out to create a sterile breeding environment.

3. Deworming

Most novice farmers have no breeding experience. Therefore, when breeding, they generally focus on calves. When purchasing calves, if there are old cattle in the barn, they must not be kept together. To prevent the calves from carrying bacteria, the calves should be disinfected and then raised separately for a period of time. After about two weeks, if no abnormal conditions appear, they can be raised together. Then pay attention to regularly deworming the cattle every year, usually during the peak periods of parasite activity in spring and autumn.

4. Cattle manure cleaning

As cattle excrement, cattle manure contains a lot of bacteria. Therefore, during breeding, we must clean up cattle manure in time every day. If it is not cleaned up in time, it can easily lead to the large-scale spread of bacteria and cause cattle to become sick. We should keep cattle manure away from the cattle barn. It can be piled together for fermentation and disinfection. After being fully decomposed, cattle manure can also be used as farmyard manure, which can improve economic benefits.

5. Introduction of breeding stock

The introduction of calves is very important and is directly linked to breeding benefits. Many beginners choose some lower-quality cattle breeds when introducing stock in order to reduce breeding costs, but this is actually very bad. Because in the early stage of breeding, beginners should focus on quality rather than quantity. The profit margin brought by an excellent breed is very high. If the quality is poor and the growth speed is slow, then no matter how cheap it is, you cannot earn much money.

The above is a brief introduction to the precautions for beginners raising cattle. Raising cattle is actually not as simple as imagined. Especially for beginners, all aspects of management work must be done well to ensure cattle growth. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and I hope it can be helpful to everyone!