Sheep feeding and management technology

Raising sheep is a very popular project in the breeding industry nowadays. If you want to successfully market the sheep, it not only involves the daily care of the sheep, but also includes many aspects such as reproduction, nutrition, and disease prevention. Below, I will introduce the sheep breeding and management techniques, let’s take a look.

1. Sheep farm construction

Sheep farms should be located in places with high terrain, good drainage, dry ventilation, sunny and windproof, and sufficient water sources with good water quality. At the same time, convenient transportation should be considered, but it should be away from residential areas, major traffic arteries and pollution sources.

2. Variety selection

It is essential to select a sheep breed that is suited to local climate and soil conditions. Different breeds of sheep have different growth rates, proliferation capabilities and disease resistance. Common sheep breeds include sheep, goats, mutton, etc., and they should be selected according to breeding purposes and market demand.

3. Feed management

Feed configuration should be scientific and reasonable, and appropriate feed should be provided according to the breed, growth stage and production performance of the sheep. The combination of silage , concentrate and feed should be balanced to ensure that the flock obtains comprehensive nutrition. Feed should be stored in a dry, ventilated, rodent-proof and pollution-proof place to avoid spoilage and waste.

4. Daily management

Feed, water and clean the sheep house regularly to keep the sheep house clean and dry. Check the flock regularly, observe the sheep's mental state, appetite, feces, etc., and detect and deal with abnormal situations in time. Breeding rams, reserve breeding rams, adult ewes, pregnant ewes and weaned lambs are fed and exercised in batches to ensure the health and production performance of each group.

5. Disease prevention and treatment

Develop a scientific and reasonable vaccination plan, vaccinate sheep on time, and prevent common infectious diseases, such as the sheep triple quadruple vaccine, foot-and-mouth disease vaccine , and small ruminant peste vaccine.

6. Reproduction management

Understand the estrus cycle and breeding time of sheep, and select rams and ewes with good performance for breeding. Natural mating or artificial insemination can be used to improve the reproduction rate. After the ewe becomes pregnant, it is necessary to strengthen feeding management , ensure nutritional supply, avoid being frightened or collided, and prevent miscarriage.

The above is an introduction to sheep breeding and management techniques. Farmers should choose sheep breeds according to the local climate. In cold areas, they should choose breeds with strong cold resistance, such as the small-tailed Han sheep. In hot areas, choose breeds with good heat resistance, such as Leizhou goats.