Feeding and Management of Yellow cattle in Winter

The representative breeds of Chinese yellow cattle are Qinchuan cattle, Nanyang cattle, Luxi cattle, Jinnan cattle and Yanbian cattle. The breeding of yellow cattle in winter is very important, so how to raise and manage yellow cattle in winter?

In winter, yellow cattle are in a state of feed consumption, and the feed utilization rate and column rate are very low, thus forming a vicious circle of "summer satiety, autumn fat, winter thinness, and autumn fatigue". Yellow cattle can lose up to 25% and 30% after a winter. In order to solve this problem, the following technical measures should be taken.

1 pay attention to heat preservation

The cowshed has good thermal insulation. No rain leakage, no ventilation, the ground is not wet, clean and hygienic, and the room temperature should be kept at 10: 18 ℃.

2 ventilation of cowshed

Due to the tight closure of the cowshed in winter, the large temperature difference inside and outside the shed, as well as the high humidity in the shed and the high content of harmful gases such as ammonia, carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide, which affect the normal growth and development of cattle. Therefore, the cowshed must be ventilated in time.

(3) maintain hygiene

It is necessary to maintain the hygiene of the cowshed in order to ensure the normal growth and development of yellow cattle. ① removes cow dung in time and removes cow dung when feeding cattle every day. ② cleans the barn and trough. After feeding the cattle every day, sweep the mixture and clean the trough in time. The ③ barn is disinfected once a month. The floor and walls of the barn are sprayed with 1% sodium hydroxide solution. When the smell of ammonia is strong, peracetic acid is used to disinfect the barn door. The door of the barn can be disinfected with white ash.

4 Scientific feeding

Feed is the material basis for fattening cattle to gain weight, and it must be matched reasonably. The diets were as follows: dry grass 5kg, silage corn straw 8kg, distiller's grains 10kg, corn meal 3kg, soybean cake 0.5kg, urea 100g, salt 50g. Feed three times a day, that is, at 6: 00 in the morning, 12:00 at noon, and 6: 00 in the afternoon. Feed should be added less and frequently, and each feeding time is 1-1.5 hours. Don't overeat the cattle, so that the cattle maintain a strong appetite every time they are fed, so as to improve the feed utilization rate.

5 provide adequate drinking water

In winter, cattle mainly eat dry forage, so they should provide adequate drinking water. Insufficient drinking water not only affects the intake of cattle, but also affects the digestion and utilization of feed, which makes the coat, skin dry and lethargy. Cattle should drink water twice a day and 1 hour after feeding. The supply of water should be clean and hygienic and the temperature should be suitable (about 20 ℃).

6 bask in the sun

When the weather is clear, the cattle should be taken out of the house to bask in the sun, and the cattle body should be brushed at the same time, which can prevent the occurrence of skin diseases and parasitic diseases in vitro, promote blood circulation and enhance the resistance of cattle to cold, which is very beneficial to the fat gain of yellow cattle.