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News briefing: The male lambs of most meat goat breeds are easy to fatten after being castrated, and the muscle fibers are thinned, tendons are reduced, the taint is reduced, and the quality is improved. Breeders should comprehensively determine the sexual maturity peri
Goat meat is delicious and rich in nutrition; it has low investment in breeding, quick results and high benefits, and is very popular among consumers and farmers. At present, large-scale meat goat breeding is developing rapidly, but the traditional breeding technology is limited and the breeding management is backward, which seriously restricts the benefits of large-scale breeding. In order to further improve the level of scientific and technological production of meat goats and increase economic benefits, the author combines work practice and production reality to summarize several practical technical measures for large-scale breeding of meat goats, so as to provide reference for the majority of farmers. 1 Cultivating good varieties Excellent breeds are a key factor in determining the benefit of large-scale breeding of meat goats. In the process of breeding rams, in order to improve the quality of large-scale breeding and the quality of mutton products, it is necessary to select high-quality rams with strong physical appearance, docile temperament, healthy and disease-free as much as possible. At the same time, breeding female goats should be selected for fast growth, large physique, and no genetic defects. At the same time, inbreeding should be avoided. Breeding rams are best used in different places, and the crossbreeding effect is better. 2Improve the reproductive ability of female goats In order to obtain high-efficiency breeding benefits, it is necessary to improve the reproductive capacity of female goats and achieve multiple births and high yields. First of all, it is necessary to ensure that the female goats have sufficient and comprehensive nutrition, improve the breeding environment and timely breed female goats in heat. Secondly, it is recommended to implement the following measures: First, select high-breeding female goats that can produce multiple births, especially the offspring of primiparous ewes, and reserve them for breeding. Their high-reproduction ability has a greater impact on the reproductive ability of the offspring; second, timely Eliminate older female goats with poor production performance, supplement good reserve female goats, and optimize the group structure of female goats; third, appropriately advance the initial mating time of reserve female goats to extend the useful life of female goats; fourth, adopt early weaning measures for lambs. Achieve more than one year. 3 Rams castrated in time The male lambs of most meat goat breeds are easy to fatten after being castrated, and the muscle fibers are thinned, tendons are reduced, the taint is reduced, and the quality is improved. Breeders should comprehensively determine the sexual maturity period of male lambs based on their own breeds and the actual conditions of crossbreeding. It is advisable to advance the castration time by about 2 months. 4 lambs are fed and fattened Feeding and fattening lambs can increase the feed utilization rate and daily weight gain of lambs, and significantly reduce the disadvantages of traditional grazing methods such as the large consumption of physical energy, prolonged fattening period and increased breeding cost of lambs, shorten the fattening period of lambs from 1 to 2 months, and achieve high efficiency Farming. First of all, we must prepare sufficient green feed and concentrate. Secondly, it is recommended to purchase mineral licking bricks for goats to supplement the mineral nutrition of lambs. It can be mixed with corn, bean cake, etc. to prepare concentrates by yourself. Reference formula: corn 56%, wheat bran 26%, bean cake 9%, rapeseed cake 9%. 5Plant high-quality forage grass and make good forage reserves To achieve efficient breeding of meat goats, the key is to select high-quality pastures with good palatability and rich nutrition. One-year-old grass species such as ryegrass, alfalfa, vervain and alfalfa can be used. In addition to planting sufficient high-quality forages, the whole-house sheep farms also need to do a good job of forage reserves in summer and autumn, and purchase sufficient crop stalks and green hay to ensure the nutritional needs of goats in winter and spring. 6 Sheeppen is placed on a high bed Goats like to be dry and afraid of dampness. Now the sheepfolds are generally slatted floors, ventilated and dry, and easy to clean up the feces, but it is not conducive to cold and warm goats. Especially in the deep winter, it affects the healthy growth of lambs. In addition, goats also need to consume a lot of energy to maintain body temperature in winter, resulting in serious loss of fat. Therefore, placing a wooden high bed in the sheep pen is beneficial to the heat preservation of the goats, and is beneficial to the growth and health of the lambs. The height of the wooden bed should be 10-15 cm, while keeping the wooden bed dry and clean. 7. Group feeding and management For sheep farms that adopt grazing methods, rams, female goats and weaning lambs should be grouped and kept in separate houses after mixed grazing every day. And according to the nutritional needs of different types of sheep, supplementary feeding the corresponding feed. Breeding and management of breeding sheep is focused on ensuring full and adequate nutrition during the mating and gestation period to prevent missed allocation and miscarriage. In addition to ensuring adequate forage and comprehensive nutrition, lambs also need to pay attention to cold and warmth to prevent epidemics. In the whole-house feeding sheep farm, rams, ewes, lambs, and fattening sheep must be bred strictly in separate pens. At the same time, ewes must be bred separately in pre-pregnancy ewes, empty-bearing ewes, and late-pregnancy ewes. 8 Do a good job in disinfection and epidemic prevention and control. Doing a good job in epidemic prevention and control is an important guarantee for improving the efficiency of large-scale breeding. First of all, we must do a good job in the cleanliness and regular disinfection of sheep pens. Second, we should pay attention to goat immunization injections and extermination of parasites. The pens and sports fields should be disinfected once a month, and it is best to use different disinfectants in turns. Deworming in goats should be carried out every quarter, and medicines such as albendazole and chlortetracycline should be used alternately. Goats should be dewormed in vitro once every six months, and a full-body medicated bath can be used with a diplopium solution. In addition, the prevention and control of infectious diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease, sheep pox, brucellosis, and scorchworm disease must be carried out in particular. Once infected sheep are found, they shall be treated immediately