It is not suitable to mix seeds in peeling season.

Recently, a farmer through the observation of rare fur market in the past year, think breeding prospects are good, want to engage in raccoon breeding, and prepare to buy skin before the arrival of the season as a kind of raccoon dog. The author thinks that this season is not a good season for rare fur animals such as raccoon, whether from the breeding point of view or from the technical level. The reasons are as follows:

1. Skin raccoon dog is not a species raccoon dog

In the whole feeding stage, there is a fundamental difference between skin raccoon breeding and seed raccoon breeding. The feeding standard and food content of raccoon dogs were different from that of their litters. The skin raccoon dog, fundamentally speaking, feeding time is short, the skin needs to be harvested in the snowy season of the year, so the main feeding purpose of the farmers is to promote the rapid maturity of its fur, therefore, the feed fed is rich in nutrients, contains more hormone components, and naturally damages or affects various organs of the body, especially the reproductive system. When the breeding raccoon dog is determined after litter selection, its feeding requirement is to ensure good physical development, and gradually make it normal estrus, mating, pregnancy, delivery and lactation in March of the next year. During this period, the feed selection and feeding methods are different from those of leather raccoon dogs.

Second, the species should be determined early

According to the breeding process, the raccoon dogs entering November have entered the natural physiological function self-regulation period, which is commonly known as body condition regulation, in order to achieve the weight requirements and other physiological indicators required for spring estrus. Based on this, most of the breeding households with many years of practical experience carry out the preservation and screening of raccoon dogs from late June to early July every year. This time is the young raccoon period and is about to live independently, the body state is initially formed, which is beneficial to observe and determine the basic conditions such as body trend, genital state and feeding situation. Especially after the selection of raccoon dogs, they are included in alternative feeding groups. From feed feeding to drug prevention, they focus on the physique and development of breeding raccoon dogs, which are obviously different from leather raccoon dogs.

Third, the skin can not be transformed into a species of raccoon

In practice, raccoon dogs are also classified into breeding series, but that is only an individual phenomenon when raccoon dogs are immature or unable to meet the requirements of peeling skin due to diseases and other reasons. Moreover, the possibility of estrus and mating success of such "supplementary" raccoon dogs is unknown, and they will definitely be classified into the sequence of peeling skin again after next spring. Normal breeding of raccoon dogs, from the middle of October to peeling skin small snow solar term, farmers mainly increase the feeding amount, promote their body rapid growth and meet the standard. At this time, the raccoon dog has already entered a semi-dormant state of reduced appetite and absolute control, and its body posture is quite different.

Therefore, prospective breeders who want to take advantage of the favorable market conditions to develop raccoon breeding should select and transfer seeds to high-quality breed breeding bases or main breeding areas in June and July every year when the young raccoon is about to be divided into litters, so as to ensure the purity of varieties. At the same time, this time is also recognized in the industry as the best seed selection period. In addition, farmers should also determine and feed the raccoon dog from the breeding stage of the young raccoon dog, so that they can master its physical conditions in real time and feed it pertinently, which is very important for the breeding of the whole raccoon dog population.

Zhang Jiusheng, Qi Village, Jianggezhuang Town, Leting County