When is the ostrich breeding period? What is the method of feeding and management?

Ostriches are very large birds and can only be seen in zoos. The ostrich looks very fierce. If you annoy it, it will run after you. Now there are also some farmers engaged in ostrich breeding, so when is the ostrich breeding period? What is the method of feeding and management?

First, when is the ostrich breeding period?

The breeding period refers to the growth stage from the age of 13 weeks to the beginning of production, when the body weight increases from 40-60 kg to 100 kg. At this time, the young birds are mainly raised by outdoor grazing, in which the breeding stage is from 13 to 14 months old, and the post-breeding stage is from 14 months to 26 months old.

Second, what are the feeding and management methods during the ostrich breeding period?

1. Feed collocation: the breeding period is not only an adjusted mature period, but also an important stage of growth and development, which is of great significance to increase egg production and reduce the elimination rate. Outdoor grazing should be given priority to, and roughage should be eaten as much as possible. The concentrate contains 15% MJ 16.5%, ME 11.506 MJ / kg, CP 6% in the Prophase, and 8% Lok 10% in the reserve period (or increased to 12% Lue 14%). The feed is best fed with pellets, φ 7-8 mm to 10 mm. Particulate feed accounts for 30% of the diet, and high-quality green feed accounts for 70%.

2. Feed replacement: the first week to the fourth week after the beginning of the breeding period was taken as the transition period of feed change. in the first week, the feed accounted for 4x5, and the feed decreased by 1x5 every other week, while the feed increased by 5%, and all the feed was fed in the fifth week.

3. Feeding method: 1500-2000 grams of concentrate per day for commercial kiwi, which is sold at the age of 12 months. For breeding ostrich, each ostrich has 1000-1500 grams of concentrate per day, which is all concentrated. Most of the green materials are alfalfa, green corn, other artificial forage or natural forage, and the concentrated feed is fed 2-3 times a day, while the green material is grazed all day. At the same time, make sure you have plenty of water.

4. Management measures

(1) grazing grounds: sloping land is the best, free grazing movement, and pastoral land, sports field or fence house should remove nails, broken glass or plastic bags and ropes as far as possible. In order to avoid accidental ingestion caused forestomach disease.

(2) fence house requirements: the fence house should have good lighting, and there should be a green belt 1-2 meters wide around the site. Always keep inside and outside the fence house clean, dry, and often remove stagnant water. The ground sand is 5-20 cm thick, the door in the house is 3.4 meters high, and the roof is not less than 3.7 meters high. There must be a good drainage system. You should weigh yourself regularly.

(3) feeding density: when the venue is abundant, there can be 20 square meters per house, 100 square meters in the playground, 8 square meters in the African black ostrich house, 50 square meters in the playground, 4 square meters in the kiwi or American ostrich house, and 25-35 square meters in the playground. It is appropriate to have 20-30 in each group.

(4) exercise disinfection: during the breeding period, ostriches should be allowed to exercise, often clean up contaminated gravel, clean faeces twice a day, set up disinfection pools at the entrance and exit, disinfect once a week, and carry out disease prevention.