Spring is the peak of Gosling breeding. How to raise Gosling well is the key.

Spring is the peak period for raising goslings. In large-scale breeding, the mortality rate of goslings aged 1-30 days accounts for more than 70% of the whole period. Among them, deaths caused by improper feeding and management account for about 15% of the total deaths of goslings. This paper introduces how to do well the feeding and management of goslings in spring for reference only.

Gosling feeds

1. The goose house is vacant: after the goose house is cleaned and disinfected, the goose house is closed and sealed for at least 2 weeks before entering the goose house to prevent wild birds and rats from entering.

2. Gosling selection: healthy goslings should be selected from large-scale breeding farms free of Gosling plague, avian influenza, goose paramyxovirus disease and vertical infection. The breeding group of the same goose house or all the geese in the whole field should only come from the same kind of goose farm in the same period of time. Do not introduce goslings from poultry disease epidemic areas.

3. Reasonable grouping: feeding in groups according to the strength and size of brooding. The weak goslings were fed reasonably. In feeding, it is necessary to constantly adjust according to the growth and development, size and strength of geese, so as to make each group of geese of the same age consistent in size and strength as far as possible, so as to facilitate feeding and management.

4. The goslings drank water for the first time about 24 hours after birth. Ensure that the drinking fountain does not leak and prevent cushion and feed from mildew. Glucose, electrolytes and various vitamin additives can be added to drinking water. It can be fed 0.5-1.0 hours after the first drinking water. The full price feed can be fed according to the recommended feeding standards of the meat goose breeds. Each addition according to the need to determine, try to keep the feed fresh, prevent feed mildew. Feed in a ventilated, dry place, should not be fed beyond the shelf life or moldy, deteriorated, insect feed.

5. Temperature: the thermoregulation function of goslings is not perfect, and their adaptability to low temperature and sudden temperature change is weak. Goslings crowded in low temperatures can lead to asphyxiation. When the temperature of the goose house exceeds 32 ℃, the goslings are in low spirits, eat less, drink more water, and the heat emission of the body is blocked, thus affecting the growth and development and inducing diseases. Long-term high temperature can also cause the death of goslings. The temperature of goslings should be suitable and balanced: the house temperature of 0-7-day-old goslings is about 28 ℃ 30 ℃, and then decreases by 2 ℃ per week with the increase of age combined with weather changes. 30-day-old goslings have a certain adaptability to temperature changes, which can be kept at 15 ℃.

6. Humidity: when the environmental humidity exceeds 80%, accompanied by inappropriate temperature, the goslings are in low spirits, loss of appetite, squeezing, dyspnea, diarrhea, loose fluff, etc., the outstanding performance is plucking feathers, when serious, the goose head, neck, back villi are all polished, so that the goslings are stunted, forming a stiff goose. In the environment of high temperature and humidity, pathogenic microorganisms and parasites are easy to breed, feed and bedding are easy to mildew, and geese are easy to develop aspergillosis. Too low humidity will have serious consequences for the growth and development of goslings, and it is easy to cause too much dust in the environment and cause respiratory diseases. The suitable humidity for goslings is 50. 75%.

7. Beware of Gosling hunger or lack of water: Gosling metabolism is increasingly exuberant, but Gosling gastrointestinal volume is small, so it requires adequate feed, good quality and easy digestion. In the process of feeding, it is necessary to divide the groups reasonably, the size and height of the trough or tray should be appropriate, and the position should be appropriate to ensure that each Gosling can eat well and moderately (70% to 80% full). The body moisture of the newly hatched goslings is about 75%. If the goslings are not given water within 24 hours, the goslings will experience symptoms of dehydration due to serious water loss. Therefore, for chicks, early supply of clean, warm drinking water is more important than feeding, and drinking water can not be interrupted.

8. Beware of the harm of harmful gases to goslings: the main causes of carbon dioxide poisoning in goslings are high room temperature, poor ventilation in nestling houses, excessive feeding density of goslings, etc. The main causes of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide poisoning in goslings: dampness, poor ventilation, dirty padding and feces and other organic matter were not removed in time and fermentation gas production.

9. Beware of squeezing and rodent damage: focus on blocking the rat hole in the nursery, pay attention to the tight doors and windows, and strictly prevent rats from entering. Bait is often used in farms and goose houses to kill rats and flies. The bait in the goose house should be strictly controlled, or put in the empty house, so that the geese can not be contacted.

10. Timely vaccination: goose farms should selectively carry out Gosling disease vaccination according to local conditions, and pay attention to the selection of appropriate vaccines, immunization procedures and immunization methods.