Key points of raising goats

First, scratching and shearing

Cashmere goats are scratched and sheared every spring. When it is found that the fluff around the head, ears and eyes of the goat begins to fall off, it begins to grab the cashmere. Shearing is carried out about a week after seizing the velvet. When grabbing cashmere, lie down the sheep, tie the two front legs and one hind leg together with a rope, and then gently comb off the broken grass and dung from the neck, shoulder, chest, back, waist and strands from top to bottom with a thin comb. Then comb against the hair with a dense comb, in the order of thighs, waist, back, chest and shoulders. The grip should be close to the skin and apply evenly to prevent scratching the skin.

Second, go to the corner

Lie down on the side of the 5-7-day-old lamb, touch its horn base with your fingers, feel a hard protuberance, then cut off the hair and coat it with Vaseline. Take a caustic potassium (sodium) rod, wrap it in paper at one end, rub repeatedly at the protruding part of the corner after dipping the other end with water, until it bleeds slightly. After friction, sprinkle a layer of hemostatic and anti-inflammatory powder on the horn base and separate the lamb from the ewe in a small column to prevent the medicine from touching the ewe's breast and damaging the breast.

Third, trim the hoof

It is usually carried out after the rain, when trimming the hoof, the sheep is sat on the ground, the man stands behind the sheep, and the sheep lies half between the legs of the person, and the hind legs of the sheep are stilted so that the sheep can not get up. When trimming the hoof, start from the foreleg, first cut off the overgrown horn tip with a fruit tree shears, and then use a knife to trim the edge of the foot to the same level as the foot. Until the reddish veins can be seen at the bottom of the hoof. If excessive pruning causes bleeding, you can apply iodine to reduce inflammation. If you bleed more than just burn the soldering iron to a reddish color, burn the soles of your hooves quickly. It is required that the foot of the foot after plastic surgery is flat and the front end of the sheep's hoof is square and round.

Fourth, brush and wipe

Dairy goats should be brushed every day to keep the sheep clean and promote blood circulation. When brushing the goat, it is best to use a hard grass brush from top to bottom, and brush the goat body from front to back. If there is dung pollution on the sheep, gently comb it off with an iron brush or rinse it with clean water, then wipe it dry.