How to reduce the cost of raising sheep?

Sheep farming has always been an industry with high profit margins, but the cost will also rise due to the influence of some factors. So, how to reduce the cost of raising sheep? Get more economic benefits? Let's get to know it together.

1. Sheep flock

Sheep should be refined and simplified, especially when the sheep price is lower, the farmed sheep must be good sheep, not after a large number of breeding, but the quality is not good. Only by adopting the method of survival of the fittest can the conversion of feed be improved. Only in this way can the cost of breeding be saved. When the sheep price is not ideal, good sheep can only make a little profit without losing money. Therefore, priority should be given to selling poor sheep and only breeding good sheep, so as to ensure the economic benefits of breeding and reduce the cost of breeding.

2. Feed

Feed is also a major output of breeding costs, so if we want to reduce the cost of breeding, the reduction of feed cost is a key part. Reducing the cost of feed breeding does not mean buying inferior feed, but implementing feed diversification. Increase the amount of coarse feed, and coarse materials are solved locally to reduce transportation costs. At the same time, the local feed price will be a little cheaper, using a variety of feed. Using local materials, we can also be self-sufficient, grow forage, corn and other crops that can be used to raise sheep, and reasonably cooperate with the feeding of concentrate, which can not only ensure the quality of feed, but also reduce the cost and improve the quality of mutton. It can be said to kill three birds with one stone.

3. Feeding

We need to achieve fine feeding, according to the different growth conditions of the sheep, the scientific allocation of feed for feeding, especially the poor taste of the coarse feed, which will affect the appetite of the sheep. We can deal with it by silage, ammoniation, salinization, kneading, chopping, crushing and other ways, and then mixed concentrate feeding, which can improve nutrition and increase palatability, in order to avoid feed waste. We need to feed two to three times a day, three to four times a day, instead of filling it all at once. This will affect the appetite of the sheep and spill the feed easily, resulting in an increase in feed cost.

4. Manual work

At present, labor costs are also very expensive. without enough funds, if the scale of breeding is not particularly large, hire as few employees as possible, which can reduce a large part of the capital, which is also a way to reduce breeding costs. and do it yourself is more at ease.

5. Technology

The technology of raising sheep is not only a very key factor in the cost of raising sheep, but also a kind of intangible wealth. If the breeding technology is perfect, it can actually reduce the cost in many aspects, such as the purchase of breeding sheep, disease treatment, breeding technology, etc., if the breeding technology is excellent, there is no need to spend the cost of self-breeding and self-breeding, and it can also make full use of hybridization to improve the quality of sheep. It can also shorten the fattening period of sheep, which can also reduce the cost of feed. finally, disease prevention and treatment do not need to hire a special veterinarian, and you can handle it by yourself and reduce the cost. Technology can save most of the cost for raising sheep.

The above is how to reduce the cost of raising sheep. I hope it can help the farmers!