Breeding techniques of White Goat

White goat, also known as native goat, has strong adaptability and vitality, and can grow and reproduce under bad living conditions. The output of cashmere, wool, meat, milk and plate skin is low, but the skin tissue is fine, the layering performance is good, and the finished product is soft, glossy, beautiful and durable. It enjoys a high reputation in domestic and foreign markets. Let's take a look at the breeding techniques of white goats.

Reproduction Management of White Goat

The sexual maturity of white goats is earlier than that of sheep, and the first mating age varies according to breeds and regions. The general precocious breed is 8-12 months old, and the late-maturing breed is about 18 months old. The weight of the first mating ewe is equal to more than 70% of the adult body weight. Female goats have obvious estrus symptoms such as singing and tail wagging. The estrus lasts for 1-2 days and the estrous cycle lasts 18-20 days. Most varieties are in estrus in autumn and winter, but some varieties, especially those distributed in low latitudes, can be in estrus all the year round and produce three crops in two years or two crops a year. The gestation period is 146 to 150 days, and the lambing rate is generally more than 150%. The first ewe gives birth to more than one lamb, and after the second birth, it often gives birth to double or three lambs.

Grazing and raising of White Goat

White goats graze all the year round in pastoral areas and mountainous areas, only in snow-covered areas and before and after lambing, while in agricultural areas, white goats are mostly raised separately by farmers, using riverside, roadside and other gaps for seasonal grazing or captive grazing. In places where there are no grazing conditions, some are fed year-round, mowing 3-5 kg per sheep per day during the grass season and 1-1.5 kg of hay per day during the withered season. Breeder rams, late pregnancy and lactating ewes should be fed with concentrate. Heat-resistant, but afraid of wind and cold rain, so we must pay attention to cold shelter. Take a medicine bath two weeks after shearing. The male lamb who is not used for seed is castrated about half a month after birth.

Breeding techniques of White Goat

1. Catching sheep: when catching sheep, we should try to narrow its range of movement, move quickly and accurately, and quickly grasp the rear flank of the goat or the divination part of the hock. Baoding sheep-like is to use two legs to clip the neck of the sheep in the middle, against the rump of the sheep, so that it can not move forward, nor can it fall back, so that the sheep can be treated. The way to guide the sheep forward is to hold the lower part of the neck with one hand to control the direction, and the other to tickle at the root of the tail to make the sheep away. Do not pull the corner or hold your head hard.

2. Grabbing cashmere: the white goat for meat cashmere will grab the cashmere every spring. When it is found that the head, ear root and the hairs around the eyes of the goat begin to fall off, the cashmere will be scratched, and the cashmere will be sheared about a week after it is finished. When grabbing cashmere, lie down the sheep, tie the two front legs and one hind leg together with a rope, and then gently comb off the broken grass and dung from the neck, shoulder, chest, back, waist and strands from top to bottom with a thin comb. Then comb against the hair with a dense comb, in the order of thighs, waist, back, chest and shoulders. The grip should be close to the skin and apply evenly to prevent scratching the skin.

3. To remove the corner: lie down on the side of the lamb 5-7 days after birth, touch its horn base with your fingers, feel a hard protuberance, then cut off the hair and coat it with Vaseline. Take a caustic potassium (sodium) rod, wrap it in paper at one end, rub repeatedly at the protruding part of the corner after dipping the other end with water, until it bleeds slightly. After friction, sprinkle a layer of hemostatic and anti-inflammatory powder on the horn base and separate the lamb from the ewe in a small column to prevent the medicine from touching the ewe's breast and damaging the breast.

4. Hoof trimming: usually carried out after the rain, the sheep is sat on the ground when the hoof is trimmed, and the man stands behind the sheep so that the sheep half lies between the legs of the person, and the hind legs of the sheep are stilted so that the sheep can not get up. When trimming the hoof, start from the foreleg, first cut off the overgrown horn tip with a fruit tree shears, and then use a knife to trim the edge of the foot to the same level as the foot. Until the reddish veins can be seen at the bottom of the hoof. If excessive pruning causes bleeding, you can apply iodine to reduce inflammation. If you bleed more than just burn the soldering iron to a reddish color, burn the soles of your hooves quickly. It is required that the foot of the foot after plastic surgery is flat and the front end of the sheep's hoof is square and round.

5. Brushing: dairy goats should be brushed every day to keep the sheep clean and promote blood circulation. When brushing the goat, it is best to use a hard grass brush from top to bottom, and brush the goat body from front to back. If there is dung pollution on the sheep, gently comb it off with an iron brush or rinse it with clean water, then wipe it dry.