The happiest thing for farmers to raise sheep is to see the ewes breed small lambs, because this means that farmers have to increase their income. However, how to improve the survival rate of lambs is one of the problems that causes headaches for farmers. After all, the survival rate of lambs directly affects the income and development of farms. So what do farmers need to do to increase the survival rate of lambs?
1. Feeding of postpartum ewes
The ewes have a late pregnancy and lactation period of about 4 months. During this period, farmers should choose high-quality hay and feed when feeding ewes. They need to feed about 1 kg of hay, about 1.5 kg of feed, and 0.4 kg of concentrate every day. If the ewe finds the mother within 3-4 days after delivery, If the sheep's cockroach is still very good, you can feed the high quality hay without feeding the concentrate.
2. The care of the lamb
The lamb must be guaranteed to eat colostrum within 3 days of birth. Special care should be taken for individual weak lambs. Artificial feeding is required to ensure that the weak lamb survives. It is not possible to pull the ewes and lambs out of the ring for a week after delivery. After a week, the ewes can properly graze outside the circle, and the lamb can start training it to graze in about 15 days. Appropriate supplements of about 50 grams / day, 1 to 2 months of supplementary feed is about 100 grams / day. The supplement for 3 months to 4 months is about 250 grams/day. The feed mixture is mainly composed of beans and corn. It is best to have green hay to feed together, according to the scientific feeding method of the coarse material after the first concentrate, and pay attention to provide enough drinking water.
3. Prevention of disease
The newly born lamb is particularly weak, and the lamb is easy to lamb in about 7 days of birth. This is an acute intestinal infectious disease with high mortality, which can lead to lamb diarrhea and neurological symptoms. Therefore, farmers should take precautionary measures in advance, do a good job in winter and spring, and make sure that the milk is adequate. Keep warm in winter and spring in the sheepfold and keep it dry. The dirt around the ewe's breasts needs to be cut off before breastfeeding. The lamb should be given to breast milk in time after birth. Breast milk can help the lamb to improve immunity. It is necessary to take oxytetracycline to the lamb within 12 hours. The dosage is 0.2 grams per head per day for 3 consecutive days. Preventive effects.
After the lamb is born, the farmer must carefully observe and take good care of it, use scientific methods to take care of the ewes after birth and the newborn liver, and if the ewes or lambs are found to be ill, they should be treated or treated in time.
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