How to raise sheep in captivity? what breed of sheep is good?

Speaking of sheep, we must be no stranger, this is one of the most common animals in our lives. Now mutton is very popular with consumers in the market, so it also attracts a lot of people's breeding. Among them, there are many methods of culture, among which captive culture and free culture are the most common. But it takes some skill to keep good sheep in captivity.

How to raise sheep in captivity

First, the sheep shed construction: the sheep house can be built into a single slope open shed type or fully enclosed type. The general height of the single-slope open shed is 1.8 meters, and the inclination of the roof is 15 degrees. The fully enclosed wall is 2.3 meters high and 2.5 meters high, and the door width is 1.5 meters. The floor of the sheep house is 20ml / 30cm above the ground outside the house and is paved with a slope to facilitate drainage. Generally speaking, each adult sheep accounts for about 1.5 square meters, while pregnant ewes, lactating sheep and breeder rams account for a slightly larger area. The house should be kept dry and ventilated, warm in winter and cool in summer as far as possible, with a sports ground outside the house, with an area of about 2 times the area of the sheep house.

Second, the production of roughage.

1. Straw silage. The harvested corn stalks were cut down and dried for one day, and then cut into 0.5 ~ 2cm post-node silage.

2. Microorganisms ferment. Using "Baibao" or "EM bacteria" to make yeast strain, spray wet mixed crop straw or agricultural by-products such as wheat straw, corn straw, peanut shell, corncob powder, etc., into vats, buckets or plastic bags, after anaerobic fermentation, it can be eaten.

Third, the way of feeding. Put silage corn stalk or fermented feed into the trough for sheep to feed freely, feed twice a day, the water in the tank can not be cut off, pay attention to change the water every day. At the same time, concentrate was properly supplemented according to different growth stages of sheep. Generally, the ratio of straw forage to concentrate of fattening sheep is 4:1, that of pregnant sheep is 5:1, and that of breeding ram is 4:1.

What is a good breed of captive sheep?

1. Boer goat. Boer goat is an excellent breed of meat goat. This breed originates from South Africa and is used for breeding. since the first batch of Boer goats were introduced from Germany in 1995, it has shown good meat characteristics, extensive adaptability, high economic value and significant heterosis.

2. Small tail Han sheep. Small-tailed Han sheep is a famous improved breed of mutton sheep in China, and it is also one of the first poverty alleviation projects of the Ministry of Agriculture. Small-tailed Han sheep have the advantages of gentle temperament, fast growth, high reproduction rate, strong adaptability and high economic benefits, so they can be raised in the north and south of our country. The adult ram weighs about 300 jin and the ewe weighs 160 jin. Ewes give birth to 2 litters a year, 2-4 lambs per litter, with a maximum of 6 lambs. It is the best mutton sheep breed at home and abroad at present, which can not be compared with other breeds of sheep.

Sheep farm zoning planning

The sheep farm is usually divided into three functional areas, namely, the management area, the production area and the sick sheep management area. In the zoning planning, the location of each district is arranged from the point of view of livestock health care and the principle of establishing the best production contact and epidemic prevention conditions. generally, according to the main wind direction and slope, the order is living area, management area, forage processing and storage area, disinfection room, sheep shed, diseased sheep management area, isolation room, treatment room, harmless treatment facilities, biogas digester, grass drying field, grass storage shed and so on. There should be a certain safe distance between the districts, preferably 300 meters apart, and at the same time, sewage from the living and management areas should be prevented from flowing into the production areas.

What if captive sheep get acariasis?

1. The disease, also known as sheep scabies, is a chronic skin disease caused by mites parasitic on the epidermis of sheep. There are many kinds of mites that cause the disease, and the harm degree of sheep acariasis caused by different types of mites is different. As the disease seriously affects the appetite of sheep, diseased sheep often end up wasting and dying.

2. The important work for the prevention and treatment of the disease is to ensure the hygiene of the enclosure, feed and drinking water. Farmers need to clean the enclosure regularly, disinfect the enclosure with drugs, and regularly clean the feeding utensils with drugs, such as sheep's food trough, drinking sink and so on.

3. Bathe the sheep in the farm regularly and keep the fur hygienic. Sheep infected with acariasis should be treated with drugs in time, and the drugs used can choose trichlorfon or stone sulfur mixture. In the process of using traditional Chinese medicine to treat the disease, we should strictly follow the steps of the drug instructions, pay attention to the dose, concentration and conditions of use of the drug, as well as the specific times of use.

When raising sheep in captivity, we must do a good job in the construction of the sheep shed, and then try to feed and prevent the epidemic disease is very important. It is also very important to choose a good breed when raising sheep in captivity, the most common of which are Boer goat and small-tailed Han sheep.