How to make the newborn mink eat breast milk in time

? 1. Properly control the feed amount of female minks in the second trimester of pregnancy.

When the female mink enters the later stage of pregnancy, the amount of feed should not be given as much as it can eat, but should be based on the principle of meeting the needs of fetal growth, and the feed amount of pregnant female marten should be properly controlled to make the pregnant female marten in moderate condition. it creates good conditions for the fetus to grow rapidly in the mother. At the same time, it also lays a foundation for smooth litter production and sufficient lactation in the future.

The dietary standard of female mink in this period is: fresh egg 65g, high quality imported fish meal 20g, cereal powder 15g, high quality milk powder 8g (or fresh cow or sheep milk 10g). Multi-dimensional glucose 6g and appropriate amount of fresh vegetables. In addition, according to the needs of the late pregnancy to add a variety of vitamins. The above feed standard is the daily dosage of 1 pregnant female mink.

? Second, feeding lactation tablets before the female mink gives birth.

In order to ensure that the pregnant female mink has enough milk after giving birth, so that the newborn mink can eat breast milk in time, feeding lactation tablets before giving birth can effectively improve the survival rate of newborn mink. The method of feeding lactation tablets 2 days before the birth of pregnant female minks is as follows: firstly, the childbirth period of pregnant female minks is calculated, and the gestation period of most female minks is 47 ±3 (appropriate treatment for individual female minks who give birth in advance and wrong). Therefore, prolactation tablets should be given 2 days before birth, once a day on the seventh day, 0.3g (1 tablet) once a day, and then put on the surface of the food. The female mink is fed for another 1-2 days after giving birth. When checking the litter box, if the young mink is huddled into a ball, the temperature is warm and the belly is round, indicating that the young mink has had enough milk, you can stop feeding prolactin tablets to the female mink.

? 3. Pluck the hairs around the breast of the ferret at the right time

In order to ensure that the newborn mink can find nipples smoothly and eat breast milk in time. Therefore, after the female mink has given birth, the fluff around its breasts must be plucked off. The method of operation is as follows: after the female mink to be born has discharged black stool, it can be gently teased out of the nest and inserted into the baffle. Use the cage box to get it out, and then move the mink into the house to keep warm, but be careful not to make the mink smell anything else. Then take the female mink away from the young, one is fixed, and the other plucks its hair. When the nipple is exposed, check the nipple one by one, and gently squeeze the nipple with the mother finger and index finger of the right hand, and stop squeezing as soon as you see the milk. the purpose of this is to check the number of nipples and the adequacy of milk. In order to have a clear idea and make a surrogate plan in time. Second, the squeezed nipple has the smell of milk, which makes it easy for the mink to find the nipple and eat breast milk in time. After the operation, the female mink can be taken back to the mink shed to let the female mink drink enough water, and then the warm young mink will be sent back to the nest, and then the baffle will be removed to let the female mink return to the nest.