Is turkey easy to raise? breeding techniques and matters needing attention of turkey

Turkey is also a kind of bird. A turkey is three to four times bigger than the average domestic chicken. Turkey has been introduced into China since the 19th century, and now turkey has become a popular food favored by Chinese consumers. So many people in the aquaculture industry seem to see business opportunities, so more and more people begin to raise turkeys. Next, I will introduce some tips for raising turkeys.

Is turkey easy to raise?

1, the turkey is easy to raise, the appearance of the turkey is different from the chicken, its body is tall, some breeds can be up to 1 meter tall, and the muscles of the chest and legs are very developed. The head and neck are almost featherless and bald, with a coral dermatoma on the head. The color of the dermatoma often changes, it is red when it is quiet, and becomes blue-white or purple when excited.

2. The color of feathers varies with varieties. Adult male turkeys have a fleshy beard hanging down or covering the beak, and coral dermatomas on the neck and under the beak are particularly well developed; feathers are shiny, there are whisker hairs on the chest, and tail feathers are well developed, which can be fanned, such as peacocks; distances are on the shins. The female hair chicken head is small, has a flesh crown in front of the forehead, the skin tumor is small, the individual is also smaller than the male turkey, and there is no distance on the shin, and the tail feathers do not spread.

Breeding techniques and matters needing attention of turkey

The main results are as follows: 1. The newborn turkey is not sensitive, delicate and afraid of cold. The quality of the material should be good, the light should be strong, and extra care should be taken. Within 4 weeks of age, the feeding density on the ground of bedding grass should be 2025 pieces per square meter. At the age of 1-4 days, it is best to shine all day. After 5 days old, the light can be gradually reduced to 14 hours. At room temperature, the domestic demand of chicks is kept between 35 and 37 ℃ for a week. After that, it can be reduced by 1 / 2 ℃ per week until it is de-heated. The diet of chicks requires high protein and high energy.

2. The nutritional standard of brooding period: metabolic energy 2680 kcal / kg, crude protein level 26%. The reference formula is as follows: cereal feed 46%, bean cake 38%, wheat bran 3.3%, fish meal 6.4%, locust leaf powder 3%, bone meal 2%, calcium carbonate 1%, salt 0.3%, appropriate addition of trace elements, vitamins and so on. Turkey chicks like spicy taste, and the feed can be properly mixed with green fodder such as onion leaves, garlic leaves and leeks to help its digestion and increase appetite; at the same time, it can also play a certain role in inhibiting bacteria.

3. Notice that the indoor temperature in the brooding room is maintained at 34 degrees in the first week, and then decreases by about one degree a week to 18-21 degrees. If on the high side, the chick drinks too much, pulls thin dung, opens the mouth, gasps, if on the low side, the chick huddles against the heat source to pile up, often occurs screams. The suitable temperature is uniform distribution.

Prevention and treatment of common diseases in turkeys

1. Mycoplasma disease, turkey mycoplasma disease is also known as "1-day-old pneumocystitis", "pneumonitis deficiency syndrome" or "turkey syndrome-65". The disease is an infectious disease that widely exists all over the world and can occur in turkeys of all ages. It can be transmitted not only directly by breeding eggs, but also horizontally through direct and indirect contact with heterosexual mating, air, personnel, equipment and so on.

2. Prevention and treatment: the establishment of turkey flocks without mycoplasma is an important measure to control diseases. Turkey farms at all levels should put an end to the introduction of turkeys with mycoplasma, strengthen veterinary epidemic prevention in the process of feeding, and monitor turkeys regularly. If positive is found, it will be eliminated immediately. In order to reduce the occurrence of the next generation of turkey mycoplasma, the breeding eggs can also be soaked in some antibiotic solution.

How does a turkey distinguish between male and female

1. Spots. The colors of good and bad turkeys are basically the same, with little difference. Most of the female turkeys are light turquoise and the male turkeys are red, blue, green, purple, black, white, brown and seven colors. On the other hand, the black and white spots on the good and bad turkeys are different in size, the superior ones are large and sparse, and the arrangement is uniform, just like peanuts, while the bad ones are small and dense, like soybeans.

2. Feathers. The feathers of the good turkey appear soft and rich, while the feathers of the bad appear compact and thin.

3. Shape. Under the normal raising of turkeys of the same age, the superior ones are larger than the inferior ones, so those who sell inferior turkeys often cheat on the grounds that the turkeys are young.

In the above article, I gave you a detailed explanation from three aspects: the management of the laying period, the management of the breeding period, and the feeding management of the breeding period. If there are people who want to raise turkeys, they can take some small notes, and I hope what I have said will be of some help to you.