How to safely survive the winter in antler deer breeding

Cold protection and heat preservation

When the external temperature is 15 ℃, some of the nutrients absorbed from the feed should be used to protect against the cold in order to maintain its normal body temperature. At this time, the northern region should set up 1 or 2 layers of corn stalks outside the walls of the deer houses to shield them from the wind and cold, and put 10-15 centimeters of mattress on the livestock bed to make the deer feel warm and comfortable when lying down.

Rush the circle at night

Deer lack of positioning excretion habits, especially in the night sleep often nest to urinate, so that the livestock bed becomes damp. When feeding at night, the deer should be rushed from the livestock bed to the playground to defecate and urinate, and then have a night meal, which will be very good for the deer to resist the cold.

Anti-skid tire protection

In winter in the north, snow water and urine ice are often accumulated in the enclosure, which makes the deer easy to slip and break the skin, pull tendons and even fractures. Especially after the pregnant doe slips, it is easy to lead to mechanical abortion. In order to reduce the smoothness of the ground, keep a layer of deer dung in the playground in winter, and remove snow and urine ice at any time, which can reduce trauma and prevent mechanical abortion.

Proper exercise

Due to the cold stimulation, the metabolism of the deer is slow and does not like activities, which will reduce the low resistance of the body. it is necessary to artificially urge its exercise to improve the metabolic function of the body, increase feed intake, improve cold resistance, and promote the development of young deer. Prevent the occurrence of rickets; female deer can enhance the tension of uterine and abdominal muscles to reduce dystocia. Specific practice: the young deer or breeding deer, drive exercise once every morning and afternoon, half an hour each time. The female deer can be driven for exercise once a day (half an hour).

Raising deer in a greenhouse

Some old, weak and sick deer are difficult to survive the winter safely. This part of deer should be kept in a greenhouse. Add the enclosure and buckle the plastic shed, which is as warm as spring during the day, put down the cold curtain at night to prevent temperature loss, and then carefully raise the deer to survive the winter safely.

Adjust the deer herd

Antler deer after a long overwintering period, although the feeding and management conditions are the same, due to the differences in individual physiological conditions, it is bound to be divided into three grades: good, medium and poor. Before and after the Spring Equinox, deer should be placed in the same enclosure according to the principle of the same grade, and a herd adjustment should be carried out so that the deer with poor body condition can catch up as soon as possible, so as to lay a good foundation for their normal antler and litter birth.