Scientific fattening Management of Meat Donkey

The meat donkey grew rapidly, matured sexually at the age of 12-15 months, and began to breed at the age of 2.5. At the age of 1, the foal is tall and the body length is more than 85% of the adult donkey. As a meat donkey, the slaughtering rate can be as high as 53%, and the meat yield is high. Donkey has strong disease resistance, rough feeding resistance, easy feeding, good management, fast reproduction, stocking and captive breeding, and small investment, so it is very suitable for small-scale breeding of farmers.

There are three types of good breeds of donkeys in China: large, medium and small, among which Guanzhong donkey and Dezhou donkey are famous large and fine breed donkeys in China. Guanzhong donkeys are mainly produced in Guanzhong Plain, Shaanxi Province, with Xianyang, Pingguan, Wugong and other cities and counties as the central producing areas. The variety is tall, 130 cm tall and weighs 250-290 kg. Dezhou donkey takes Huixian County, Dezhou City, Shandong Province and other counties along the Bohai Coast as the central producing areas, also known as "Bohai Donkey". It is 130 centimeters tall and weighs about 260 kilograms.

Second, the scientific feeding principle of meat donkey raising meat donkey should first be raised in slots according to donkey's age, sex, body condition, body weight and so on. To fix the trough, tie short reins, feed 4 times a day according to morning, middle, evening and night (service meat type), the weather is long in summer, you can feed one more time during the day and one less during the day in winter. The coarse material should be cut short and fine, so as to achieve the "7 cm grass knife"; the concentrate should be selectively processed by crushing, flattening, soaking, fermentation, roasting and so on, so as to improve its palatability and food intake and promote digestion and absorption. It is necessary to feed full-price formula feed, because the donkey's stomach volume is small, so it should be fed less frequently and replenished at night. Donkeys need a lot of digestive juices when eating hay, and make sure they are provided with clean drinking water and the right amount of salt. Salt can increase appetite and promote digestion and absorption. Brush the donkey skin regularly every day to promote blood circulation and metabolism, keep the donkey clean and promote the growth and development of the donkey.

Third, the raising of young donkeys should first let them eat enough colostrum as soon as possible, so as to increase disease resistance and speed up growth and development. In addition to normal management, young donkeys should be trained to eat concentrate when they are 15 days old. Corn, wheat and millet can be ground into flour and boiled into gruel to induce them to eat with a little sugar. At the beginning, the young donkeys were fed with 10-20g concentrate per day, 80,100g per day after a few days, 100,200g per head after a month, 500g and 1000 grams per day after 2 months, and then gradually increased to 3.5kg per day after 9 months. 500kg concentrate was used for the whole fattening period.

Fourth, adult donkey fattening method newly purchased from other places, donkeys should first feed some grass, wheat bran and other digestible feed, and feed less frequently, 6-7% full each time. After a few days when the grazing was normal, it entered the introduction and feeding period. During this period, the mixed roughage is mainly composed of cereal straw, soybean straw powder and corn straw powder, and the mixed concentrate includes: soybean cake 50%, corn flour 30%, wheat bran 20%. The fattening donkey just bought from other places may not like to eat the above feed or do not eat it at all. It can be domesticated first and can be fed automatically after 7 days. The specially bought fattening donkeys can be fed twice a day and 80% full. after 2 months of feeding, they should be slaughtered or sold according to the fat condition and market price of the donkeys. In addition, the concentrate and concentrate used in the fat-promoting period of adult donkeys should also be selected according to local natural resources and market conditions. Roughage can be fed with cottonseed husk, cereal straw, soybean straw powder, corn straw powder, etc., and concentrate can be fed with soybean meal, peanut cake, soybean cake, or cooked sorghum, or mixed with soybean flour. In short, it is necessary to use local materials and carry out cost accounting. During the fattening period, donkey exercise should be restricted, clean drinking water should be provided, salt should be given appropriately, donkey skin should be often brushed, and the enclosure and environment should be kept clean, dry and hygienic.