Several Technologies to Improve Sheep Farming Efficiency
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Currently, sheep farming is transitioning from being primarily based in pastoral areas to developing in agricultural regions. However, the traditional extensive farming methods used in agricultural areas make it difficult to achieve maximum economic benefits. Therefore, with the scaled development of sheep farming in agricultural areas and the introduction of superior breeds, promoting the following practical technologies that are easy to implement can significantly improve the economic efficiency of sheep farming.
Economic Hybridization Technology: Using high-quality rams for crossbreeding with local ewes can produce excellent hybrid lambs for fattening and meat production. Hybrid sheep not only grow faster and have higher feed conversion rates but also offer better quality meat, fetching higher prices and yielding better economic returns.
Lamb Supplemental Feeding and Early Weaning Technology: After a few weeks of age, the mother's milk may no longer meet the nutritional needs of the lamb. Early training of lambs to eat grass and supplementary feed is essential. Generally, feeding starts around 7-10 days of age with enticement, then feeding 50-70 grams of feed daily between 15-30 days, 100 grams daily between 30-60 days, and 200 grams daily between 60-90 days. This ensures rapid growth of the lamb, laying the foundation for early weaning and subsequent fattening. Early weaning occurs at around 100 days, and should not exceed four months of age, which shortens the lambing interval and increases the number of litters within the ewe's productive lifespan.
Forage Processing and Conditioning Technology: Traditional sheep farming often involves feeding unprocessed forage, such as whole dried corn stalks, leading to low digestibility in sheep and significant waste of forage resources. This results in slow growth, long rearing cycles, and low market readiness rates. Therefore, the promotion of silage, ammoniation, fermentation, and other feed processing techniques is crucial to improving the economic efficiency of sheep farming.
Shelter Rearing Technology: Farmers traditionally tether sheep outdoors on wooden stakes, resulting in sheep that are strong in summer, fat in autumn, thin in winter, and weak in spring. To increase sheep farming efficiency, shelter rearing should be promoted, constructing reasonably structured sheep sheds or warm sheds to create a comfortable living environment for the flock, promoting rapid growth and weight gain.
Comprehensive Disease Prevention and Control Technology: Diseases pose a significant threat to sheep farming. It is essential to focus on preventive vaccinations against infectious diseases. Adhering to the principle of prevention first, regularly deworm both internal and external parasites in sheep. Pay attention to the hygiene and disinfection of pens, observing the sheep's spirit, diet, and feces frequently during daily management to ensure early prevention of disease and prompt detection and treatment if illness arises.
Artificial Insemination Technology: High-quality rams are expensive, and natural mating can easily lead to cross-infections and the spread of certain diseases, causing rams to lose their breeding ability and rendering the base ewes useless for breeding. The use of artificial insemination technology can effectively utilize the breeding capacity of rams and maximize their benefits.
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