There must be five misunderstandings about raising pigs and fattening.

Feed pigs with bean cake or peanut cake

Many pig farmers feed large quantities of bean cakes or peanut cakes at the pig fattening stage, thinking that only by feeding pigs in this way can they grow quickly and the meat can be sturdy. in fact, this is wrong. During the fattening stage, pigs focus on growing fat rather than muscle, so they do not need a large amount of protein feed. If a large amount of protein feed is fed in the fattening stage, the nitrogen-containing part of the protein must be removed in the gastrointestinal tract, and the other nitrogen-free parts can be converted into fat, but denitrification takes more energy. In addition, bean cakes or peanut cakes contain a lot of unsaturated fatty acids, which can soften and yellowed pig fat, which does not make meat strong at all, but reduces the quality of meat.

Feed pigs with cooked feed

Many rural pig farmers still adopt the feeding mode of feeding pigs with cooked feed and think that pigs can easily grow oil when eating cooked food, but it is not so. After the feed is cooked, almost all the vitamins are destroyed, and the protein in the feed is aged and denatured. According to statistics, 20% of the nutrients of the feed are lost in the process of cooking, and the loss of nutrients in the green feed is even greater. If it is put in the pot for a long time during stewing, nitrite poisoning will occur during feeding, resulting in the death of pigs.

Fill the belly with thin soup

Some pig farmers feed their pigs with water, the feed-water ratio is 1 ∶ 8 to 10, or even thinner, and supply water to pigs, which is very disadvantageous to the fattening of pigs. The harm of feeding water to pigs is that it increases the energy needed for water metabolism in pigs, increases the burden on the kidney, dilutes the concentration of digestive juice, which is not conducive to digestive juice secretion, and speeds up the speed of feed through the digestive tract, thus reducing the digestibility of feed. In order to increase the feed intake of pigs and make pigs eat more and grow faster, it is generally recommended to feed thick porridge with a feed-water ratio of 1 ∶ 2 or raw and wet mixing with a feed-water ratio of 1 ∶ 1. In addition, adequate drinking water should be provided.

Hogwash is the most economical way to feed pigs.

At present, there are still a small number of pig farmers feeding pigs with hogwash to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with the hotel. After being transported home, the hogwash is stored in a built pool for use. In fact, swill contains a variety of pathogenic microorganisms, affecting the growth and development of pigs, some are even fatal, in addition, hogwash storage when a large number of pathogenic microorganisms multiply, through flies and other transmission, can bring losses to farmers, pig farmers should put an end to feeding hogwash.

Add antibiotics to the feed at will

In order to control the occurrence of diseases and promote the growth of pigs, some farmers add antibiotics indiscriminately without a clear understanding of the action mechanism of antibiotics, which poses a threat to food safety and human health. The majority of farmers should establish the concept of safety in production and add antibiotics pertinently.