What are the precautions for raising fawns? Learn it all in one article
Deer are a very popular special breeding project in China, because the economic value of deer is very high, and basically every part has a very wide range of uses. Therefore, the scale of deer farming in China is now very large, but raising deer is not as simple as imagined, especially when raising fawns, there are many things we need to pay attention to. So today the editor brings you the precautions for raising fawns, let's take a look!
1. Fawn management
After a fawn is born, the bodies of both the doe and the fawn are relatively weak, because the fawn still has fetal membranes on its body surface, so it will be rather moist. Although the doe will help by licking the fawn, we can also air-dry it manually to encourage the fawn to nurse earlier. Generally, a fawn can stand about half an hour after the fetal membranes dry. However, note that the doe's milk yield is relatively small, so the fawn nurses more frequently. When the fawn is nursing, pay attention to your own body odor and avoid carrying irritating smells, otherwise it will affect the fawn's nursing.
2. Fawn taming
When the fawn has grown to about 30 days old, it should be tamed. When feeding feed, pay attention to adding an appropriate amount of green fodder to the feed, so that the fawn adapts to the feed and develops a good habit. Before each feeding, we can issue a signal, such as a whistle or other sound, so that the fawn forms a conditioned reflex and gathers to eat when it hears this sound. Then let the fawn gradually become independent, to avoid excessive dependence on the doe. Improve the fawn's growth ability and enhance the fawn's quality.
3. Grouped raising
When raising fawns, they should be raised in separate groups from the does according to the fawns' growth conditions and body size. However, they cannot be separated all at once; it must be done gradually. For example, the first time, separate the fawn from the doe for 1-2 hours, then appropriately increase the separation time as time goes on. If they are separated abruptly, the fawn will be unable to adapt in time to an environment without the doe, and the doe will also be rather restless, leading to a decrease in feed intake and affecting fattening. The fawn will have the same problem, affecting its growth. Moreover, during raising, we should interact with the fawn as much as possible, so that the fawn becomes familiar with the keepers, which makes future raising easier.
4. Supplementary feeding ⟧11⟧When a doe gives birth, it cannot be guaranteed to go smoothly; various phenomena such as stillbirth and miscarriage may occur, and all of them will affect the doe's milk yield. Therefore, when the doe's lactation is insufficient, pay attention to doing a good job of supplementary feeding, using goat milk or milk powder, etc. However, because goat milk must be sufficiently fresh, milk powder is still preferable. When supplementary feeding, pay attention to controlling the feeding amount according to the fawn's intake. Then feed an appropriate amount of feed to reduce breeding costs and improve the fawn's growth ability.
A doe cannot be guaranteed a smooth delivery when giving birth; various problems such as stillbirth and miscarriage may occur, and all of them will affect the doe's milk yield. Therefore, when a doe's lactation is insufficient, you should pay attention to doing a good job of supplementary feeding, using goat's milk or milk powder, and so on. However, because goat's milk must be kept sufficiently fresh, milk powder is still preferable. When supplementary feeding, pay attention to controlling the feeding amount according to the fawn's intake. Then feed an appropriate amount of feed to reduce breeding costs and improve the fawn's growth capacity.
The above is a brief introduction to the precautions for raising fawns. In fact, these precautions are just the management work we need to do well during fawn raising, so everyone must pay close attention. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and I hope it can help everyone!