Goat Captive Technology
Traditionally, goats are dominated by grazing, and restrictions on pastures in plains have hindered the development of goats. Agricultural areas are rich in resources such as crop stalks and by-products. If they can master certain technologies, it is entirely feasible to develop goat captives. This year, our province has encountered the worst drought in a century, and the development of goat captivity can not only protect the ecological environment, but it is also a good project to increase income. 1. Shelter requirements and design Shelter should be built in a dry, ventilated, and easily drainable location. Facing the south, the area is calculated according to the planned production scale. Each sheep (appropriate breeding ewes and breeding rams) needs 1.2- 1.5 square meters. The sheep's bed is 1 meter above the ground, and a slatted or bamboo strip is used to form a slotted sheep bed. In the house, a grass stand was erected by afforestation or bamboo strips against the wall, and a feeding gap of 15 centimeters wide was arranged. The grass stand was about 1 meter high. The trough can be made of cement or wood to make a long trough, generally 25 centimeters wide, 22 centimeters wide, and 24 centimeters deep. The bottom of the trough is curved. It is better to leave 1 out of the water hole and the sheep must have a slightly inclined playground. Planted with the honorary title of Ye Qiaomu, there is a shade of trees in summer and the sun can shine in winter. 2. Feed Requirements The green materials that can be used to feed sheep include sweet potato vines, peanut vines, soybean stalks, vegetable leaves, weeds, pasture, and leaves. The supply of green feed must be guaranteed, and the amount of feed can account for 80%-90% of the total feed. Roughage mainly refers to mature crop stalks, oyster shells and so on. Rough feeding should be too much, otherwise it will affect the sheep's feed intake and health, generally should be less than 30%, conditional amination, alkalization and other treatment. In the high season of green season, the unfinished green material should be made into silage for use in off-season. Shepherd sheep should also be supplemented with some concentrates, especially juvenile sheep and pregnant, lactating ewes and rams, mutton sheep before slaughter should be added. Concentrates account for 40%-60% of cereals, 10%-25% of protein, 20%-30% of bran, 3% of minerals, and 1% of urea. When feeding, it is advisable to first coarse finish, first dry, and later green. 3. Feeding management will be straw frame, any sheep free to eat, to ensure adequate clean drinking water, adhere to regular dosing, so less than the amount of time, usually 1 day Tim grass and small 3-4 times, pregnant sheep, body Weak sheep and young sheep should be fed in groups. The rams must increase the amount of concentrate during the breeding season. 4. Epidemic prevention and health care 1 Regular deworming: 1 in spring and autumn, alternating use of imidazole tablets and thiimidazole tablets, 100 mg per kg of body weight of sheep, one-time irrigation. In areas where the flukes are prevalent, the nitrachlorophenol tablets are repelled once a year during the season of small full bloom and frost. 2 Medicinal bath: More than two medicinal baths per year, usually 1% trichlorfon or 0.5% formaldehyde solution or 500ppm amitraz solution, choose fine weather, water temperature around 35 °C, let the sheep bath in the liquid 1- 2 minutes. 3 Improve environmental sanitation: Clean the sheep house every day and clean the trough and sink. Fill the blister area around the sheep house and on the sports ground so that the urination ditch is smooth and there is no accumulation of urine. Use highly effective and low-toxic anti-mosquito repellents or smoke repellents. Each year in spring, summer and autumn, sheep houses and sports grounds are sprayed with 200ppm of speed killing solution to eliminate lice. 4 Epidemic prevention: To prevent vaccination and comprehensive prevention and control of major infectious diseases such as streptococcal disease, brucellosis, No. 5 disease, infectious purulent mucositis, infectious pleurisy, etc. Dispose of 10%-20% quicklime or 30% hot grass-wood grey water to disinfect the pens and utensils regularly.