What are the prospects for turkey farming in 2020? What are the feeding and management techniques?

Turkeys were domesticated into poultry as early as 5000 BC. They are 3-4 times larger than domestic chickens, with fresh, tender and refreshing meat, strong game, high lean meat rate, rich protein content, low cholesterol and low fat. What are the prospects for turkey farming in 2020? What are its feeding and management techniques?

I. what are the prospects for turkey farming in 2020

Turkeys are herbivores with little input of concentrate. Except for grass, each turkey needs only 20 yuan of water and electricity every year to achieve the effect of scientific feeding. The income of each turkey is 80,100 yuan, and the input-output ratio is 1 ∶ 4 to 1 ∶ 5. It has the advantages of less input, more output, low cost and high benefit.

Turkey meat contains 20% more protein than other birds, while 21% less fat and low cholesterol. Mainly herbivorous, fresh and tender meat, odorless, no drug residue, mellow and delicious, suitable for both young and old, not only to adapt to high-end dining tables, but also to meet ordinary families.

Turkey is very popular in foreign countries, and large-scale factory farming has long been carried out. Although it has not been introduced for a long time in our country, it has been listed as the "National Spark" development project because of its fast growth, large size, tender meat, rich nutrition, grass-eating and grain-saving, and has a good development prospect.

2. Turkey feeding and management techniques

1. Brooding management

The brooding stage of turkey is from 1 day old to 6 weeks old. The necessary temperature at this stage is 38 degrees at 1 day age, 35-37 degrees at 1 week age, 30 degrees at 3 weeks age, 27 degrees at 4 weeks age, 24 degrees at 5 weeks age, and 21 degrees at 6 weeks age. The brooding humidity needed at this stage is as follows: the relative humidity of the nursery within 10 days of age should be kept at 60% 65%. It should be kept at 55% and 60% after 10 days of age. In addition, it is necessary to ensure good ventilation in the brooding house to prevent diseases such as turkey respiratory tract caused by poor ventilation.

2. Fattening management

The turkey fattening house can use either a closed chicken coop or a shed chicken coop. The shed type chicken house is kept open in spring, summer and autumn, with natural ventilation, and plastic curtains are put down in winter to maintain the temperature in the house. The floor of the house needs to be covered with grass, so that the turkey can feed naturally, and it is best to use granular materials, so as to reduce waste, improve growth efficiency and improve economic benefits. When brooding begins to go on the market at the age of two weeks, 1% of the feed should be added every week to promote the digestion and absorption of nutrients.

3. Feeding density

The maximum feeding density of meat turkey house is 30 kg body weight per square meter, which refers to the appropriate standard for better fattening effect under good equipment and management conditions.

At present, the technology of raising turkeys in China is becoming more and more mature, and the number of turkeys is increasing. With the economic development of our country, the national life style and eating habits are constantly changing, and the demand for turkey will gradually increase, which is a good opportunity to promote the development of turkey breeding industry in our country.