Porcupine breeding technique

Porcupine is full of treasure, meat and thorns can create profits, is a very valuable animal. Porcupine profit is so high, so the porcupine breeding industry has gradually become a new industry in China. The editor sorted out a number of technical knowledge of porcupine breeding and shared it with interested farmers here.

Breeding techniques of porcupine

I. Culture conditions

Semi-scattered feeding: choose to sit north to south, better drainage conditions, thick soil layer, forest hilly slopes to build farms. The size of the site depends on the number of stocking populations designed. The ratio of male to female is 1 ∶ 3-1 ∶ 4. Put the porcupine breeding pig and feed in the fence, the porcupine will dig its own hole to live and feed.

Artificial captivity: there is a roof, and the breeding enclosure is divided into internal and external chambers. The construction area of the inner and outer nest is generally 2 meters wide, 3 meters long and 1. 1-1.2 meters high. 1-1.2 meters; the inner nest is the place where porcupine perches and gives birth, and the outer nest is a place for its activities and basking in the sun, and the outer nest is lined with a drinking pool on the side of the iron door. Feed should be placed in the inner chamber on rainy days and in the outer chamber on sunny days.

2. Feeding methods

Porcupine staple food plant root, but also eat fruits, seeds and so on. Porcupines that live deep in the mountains feed on wild plants. Porcupines living in the mountains near crops not only feed on wild plants, but also steal corn, sweet potatoes, soybeans, peanuts, pineapples and various melons and other crops.

Therefore, under the condition of artificial feed, not only the above feed can be put, but also pine roots, holly branches and so on. The total amount of diet put in is based on a slight surplus after eating every night. A small amount of unfinished feed was cleared out the next day.

III. Nutrition

1. Increase the nutrient concentration of feed, use digestible raw materials, add substances that can improve digestibility, and adjust the ratio of crude protein, energy and amino acids.

2. Strengthen the dose of health drugs and vitamins, reduce urgency and maintain health.

3. Reduce the heat consumption (HI) and indigestible protein (C U P) content in the formula.

IV. Feed

1. Ensure the freshness of the feed: the feed is easy to deteriorate in summer, and most of the deteriorated feed livestock refuse to eat. Ensuring the freshness of feed is beneficial to improve the feed intake of livestock and poultry.

2. Food intake monitoring: if the food intake is much lower than the standard value, we must find the cause from the environmental factors or feed and nutritional factors, and deal with it immediately.

3. Clean the feeding equipment regularly: the bulk barrel must be emptied before the new material can be fed. All feeding equipment should be washed with volatile anti-mildew agents (mixed acids) for 14 days.

4. Add anti-mildew agent to the feed: if the feed water content is high or stored for a long time, mold inhibitors should be added, such as propionic acid, calcium propionate and so on. If the feed is suspected to be contaminated with mycotoxin, toxin adsorbent should be added. When it is suspected that pigs have mycosis, a therapeutic agent should be added and the dose must be adequate.

V. Disease prevention and treatment

Porcupine has strong vitality and almost no disease occurs. However, it is best to feed green feed in late spring and early summer, accounting for only 30% of the total diet to prevent stomach gas expansion and nitrite poisoning. At the same time, change the clean water once a day, and put 0.5% ciprofloxacin (powder) in the drinking water at regular intervals for intestinal deworming, replacement of bedding grass and site disinfection.

The cost and profit of porcupine

The investment in the first year: the average number of pups per sow is 2 cubs, 75 mothers × 2 × 150 piglets, according to 75 sows, there are 150 sows at this time, the feed cost in that year is 1 × 1 yuan / day × 30 days × 12 months (RMB / year) = 54750 yuan, and the replenishment of breeding funds in the first year is 55000 + 25000 (artificial wages) = 80, 000 yuan.

Investment in the second year: on average, each sow gave birth to 2 cubs, 150 × 2 × 300 piglets, with a total of 300 sows at this time. In the first year, the boar sold into a commercial profit of 75 × 1000 yuan per pig = 75000 yuan. In the same year, the feed cost is 525 × 365 yuan / year = 191625 yuan, and the second year needs to replenish the breeding fund of 19.1625-7.5 yuan (artificial wage) = 146650 yuan.

Investment in the third year: on average, each sow gives birth to 2 cubs, 300female × 2 = 600,300 sows, a total of 900sows. In the second year, 150male porcupine can be sold into commercial pigs of 150x1000 yuan = 150000 yuan. In the same year, the feed cost of breeding pigs is 1200 × 365yuan / year = 438000 yuan. The replenishment funds needed in the second year are 43.8-150.3 (labor wages) = 318000 yuan. At this time, there are 900 porcupine, which is calculated according to 2500 yuan each, 900 × 2500 yuan = 2.25 million yuan.

Matters needing attention in raising porcupine

1. Early morning feeding is the coolest time of the day, and feeding at this time can best increase feed intake.

2. Reduce the disturbance to livestock: be careful with the movement of personnel and equipment. Hot weather and driving disturbance will cause greater urgency to pigs.

3. The breeding should be carried out when the weather is cool.

4. For postpartum sows with no appetite, separate the piglets, clean the pigsty, keep the sows cool, and give enema and uterine cleaning if necessary to lower body temperature.

5. Avoid overcrowding: overcrowding is the most urgent and heat-generating factor, and the feeding density must be reduced in summer.

6. Wet feeding is the most effective way to increase food intake, but you must finish it immediately, otherwise it is easy to deteriorate.

Breeding prospect of porcupine

First, in terms of economic value:

1, high edible value, porcupine because of its high nutritional value, known as the meat "ginseng" laudatory name, is the contemporary first-class dishes on the table, loved by diners.

2. High medicinal value. Porcupine, porcupine thorn, and its organs can be used in medicine, with high medicinal value, it can be said that the whole body is covered with treasures.

3. It has unique ornamental value. On display at the zoo.

4. Technological value. Porcupine thorns can be used to make floating, high-end accessories.

Second, from the modern dietary concept: porcupine meat is tender and nutritious, whether steamed. Boil. Fried or stewed. Make a pot. Roasted all taste delicious, unique flavor, it can be said to be a first-class mountain game. Porcupine has excellent characteristics such as high protein, high glutamate, low fat, low cholesterol and good taste, which accords with the scientific dietary concept of modern nutrition and health care, and is favored by consumers.

Third, from the perspective of the consumer market: at present, there is only Guangzhou in the domestic mature consumer market. Guangzhou consumes about 40,000 porcupine a year, consuming 75% of the country's commodity porcupine, and 90% of the domestic market remains to be developed, which shows that the market potential is great.

Fourth, from the perspective of breeding risk: porcupine immunity. The disease resistance is very strong, there is no vaccination for life, the disease is rare, and it is easy to treat. No large-scale population disease or death has been found in history, so the risk is lower than that of other projects.

After reading the above article, we have learned about the breeding technology and prospect of porcupine. As fewer and fewer wild porcupines are slaughtered, porcupines have begun to rely on artificial breeding to avoid extinction. The huge profits brought by porcupine are also considerable, and it can be regarded as a popular recommended industry for farmers.