Breeding techniques of Dairy Sheep

Goat milk has comprehensive nutrition and no allergic factors, so it is very popular in the market. The prospect of raising dairy sheep and developing dairy sheep breeding industry is also very broad. What are the breeding techniques of dairy sheep? Please see below for details.

1. The selection of varieties: the milk yield varies greatly with different varieties and individuals. Therefore, it is necessary to choose Saaneng varieties with high milk yield, Laoshan varieties or their offspring. Physical appearance requires head length, neck length, torso length, leg length, height, agility, liveliness and strength.

two。 Feeding of young sheep: newborn lambs are required to eat enough colostrum, which is of high nutritional value, easy to digest and absorb, and has immune disease resistance, and has a certain impact on the growth, development and production performance of lambs. Whole milk is the main feed for lambs from birth to 4 days old, 4 times a day. At the age of 40 ~ 80 days, milk juice and forage can be fed together, and a small amount of salt and bone soup can be added. The forage should be palatable, good in quality and easy to digest. Those from 80 to 120 days old were mainly forage, with a small amount of supplementary milk. The sheep weaned at the age of 120 days were mainly fed with forage and a small amount of concentrate.

3. Reproduction: goat reproduction is seasonal, the most concentrated in autumn, generally growing to 12 months old-14 months old can be mated, the pregnancy period is 114-159 days, an average of 150 days.

4. Feeding of lactating ewes: in the early stage of lactation, ewes should be fed mainly with high-quality forage grass, which can be eaten freely. On this basis, the feeding amount of concentrate and succulent feed can be flexibly mastered according to the body condition, the degree of breast expansion, the change of appetite and so on. Dairy goats reach the peak period of milk production 30-40 days after parturition. In the stage of increasing milk production, various nutrients stored in the body continue to pay, and the body weight continues to lose. At this time, the dietary demand should be fully met, in addition to being fed daily with 1% of body weight, 1.5% of high-quality hay and a certain amount of concentrate, green grass, silage and some tuber root feed should be fed as much as possible. When the milk production decreases, the concentrate should be gradually reduced according to the fat condition. In the whole feeding process of dairy goats, adequate drinking water and salt supplement should be ensured, and salt troughs can be used to let them lick freely.

5. Milking: scrub your breasts with hot water before each milking. Milking times should be determined according to the amount of milking, daily milking less than 3 kilograms milking 2 times, milking 5 kilograms milking 3 times.

6. Timely dry milk: when the milk yield of dairy goats decreases gradually after nearly 10 months of lactation, dried milk must be carried out so that the ewes can recover their health, ensure the fetal development of ewes and the milk production in the next lactation period, and increase the birth weight of lambs. Dry milk can be achieved by reducing concentrate, green succulent feed, drinking water and milking times.

7. Sheep shed management: the sheep house requires warm winter and cool summer, fresh air, clean and dry. It is necessary to brush the sheep frequently, promote blood circulation, improve lactation ability, and maintain dairy hygiene. Sheep should be kept in the house for 3 hours of outdoor exercise every day, and the deformed hooves should be trimmed. Prevent noise near the sheephouse. It is necessary to prevent heat and cool down in summer and keep warm and cold in winter. We should also carry out regular physical examination and vaccination of dairy sheep to prevent diseases.

Dairy sheep breeding is relatively simple, and at present, goat milk is becoming more and more popular in the market, the prospect of breeding is very broad, can be suitable for large-scale breeding.