Cattle farm

With the further increase of beef cattle prices, the profits of cattle raising are further increased, and more and more cattle are raised by everyone. Then the first step for us to raise cattle must be to build a cattle farm and prepare fodder. How should the cattle farm be built? Today, this article tells you the principle of cattle farm site selection.

The principle of cattle farm site selection needs careful consideration, overall arrangement and long-term planning, which must be linked with agricultural and animal husbandry development planning, farmland capital construction planning and future housing construction, and must meet the needs of modern cattle farming. The selected site should have room for development. The site selection principles are as follows:

1. Terrain: open and tidy, square and rectangular, avoid narrow or polygonal, north high and south low with gentle slope, generally flat place, must not be built in low-lying or low tuyere, so as to avoid drainage difficulties or flood season and winter cold difficulties.

2. Water source: There should be sufficient water source that meets the sanitary requirements, and it is convenient to use, so as to ensure water for production, living and human and livestock. The water quality is good and free of poisons, ensuring the safety and health of people and animals.

3. Soil quality: The soil is the most ideal, sand is more suitable, clay is not suitable.

4, climate: to comprehensively consider the local climate factors, such as the highest temperature, humidity, annual rainfall, prevailing wind direction, wind, etc., has chosen favorable terrain.

5. Social contact: It should be convenient for epidemic prevention. It should be 500 meters downwind from the village, 500 meters away from major traffic arteries such as roads and railways, 1500 meters away from chemical plants and livestock products processing plants. The traffic and power supply are convenient. The surrounding feed resources, especially coarse feed resources, are abundant. Try to avoid the surrounding farms of the same scale to avoid raw material competition. Meet veterinary hygiene requirements, no infectious sources around.