What does the sika deer eat?

Abstract: what do sika deer eat? Sika deer are ruminants, and their food intake is lower than that of cattle and sheep. The food can be roughly divided into three categories: roughage, concentrate and nutrients.

What do sika deer eat? Sika deer are ruminants, and their food intake is lower than that of cattle and sheep. The food can be roughly divided into three categories: roughage, concentrate and nutrients.

Feed classification

1. Roughage: sika deer are more tolerant to roughage than cattle and sheep. Straw, by-products, green branches and fallen leaves of all crops and Artemisia grass are good fodder for deer.

2. Concentrate feed: concentrate feed is mainly composed of corn, bean curd, wheat bran, calf feed, salt, additives, ingredients, etc. (50% of gramineous seeds (such as corn, barley, wheat, etc.), 30% of legume seeds (beans or soybean meal), 20% of bran bran (rice bran or wheat bran). Add a little salt and bone powder. ).

3. Nutrients: the indispensable minerals of deer in their physiological activities are calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, chlorine, iron, manganese, copper, zinc, magnesium, cobalt and sulfur. Fat-soluble vitamins such as A, D, E, K and water-soluble vitamins such as B and C are necessary for deer.

Matters needing attention

The main results are as follows: 1. it is mainly green roughage, supplemented by concentrate feed, and the compound feed is mainly composed of local green succulent fodder and roughage.

2. Try to make use of all kinds of feed resources with low price, large quantity, wide source and stable supply.

3. Regular and quantitative feeding: the amount of each feeding should be appropriate. If the amount of feeding is insufficient, the deer will be hungry soon after feeding. It will not only be unable to rest quietly, but also affect the digestive function of the deer. If you feed too much each time, it will not only cause a waste of feed, but also affect your appetite during the next feeding. Keep it even day by day, not too much or less.

4. Vitamin B12 containing cobalt can be synthesized in the digestive tract of ruminants. Therefore, there is no need to add vitamin B12 to deer feed.