How to raise newborn lambs

Newborn lambs are very fragile, the early upbringing will affect the later stage. So how to raise lambs in the early stage? What are the areas that require special attention? Below, the pro-agricultural network will introduce to you what aspects you need to pay attention to. When raising lambs, you can start with the following aspects.

1. Sanitary cleaning

The influence of hygiene on lambs is extremely high, the functions of born lambs are not perfect, and the immune system has not formed a complete cycle, so some diseases are extremely easy to invade at this time. In the early stage, great attention should be paid to the part of the umbilical cord of lambs, and many early morbidity of lambs are caused by infection here. The cleaning of the sheep house is also very important, especially the ewe, the lamb is very dependent on the ewe in the early stage, and it is easy to spread the disease to the lamb if the ewe is dirty. Some faeces in the sheephouse should be cleaned in time, and some wool should also be cleaned up. The wool is easily absorbed by the lambs and irritates its fragile parts to cause infection.

2. Breast milk guarantee

Goat milk is the most important source of nutrition in the initial stage of lambs, especially the colostrum secreted in the first few days of life is extremely important. at this time, colostrum, whether it is nutritional quality or the supplement of trace elements, is most needed, so let the lamb eat as soon as possible, can effectively ensure the health and growth of the lamb. Generally 3-4 days later, the secretion of ewes is not colostrum, but normal milk. At this time, in addition to ensuring the adequacy of ewe milk, but also to ensure its quality, to feed ewes some concentrate to ensure the high yield and quality of goat milk. The eating time should be balanced as far as possible, so that the digestion and absorption of the lamb can be effectively guaranteed.

3. Feed selection

Forage is the main force in the later growth of lambs, so the feeding time of forage is very important, too early lambs will not absorb the fodder, too late will lead to insufficient nutrition supply. In general, the time for lambs to feed forage can begin in two weeks. The forage fed at the initial stage should be tender so that the digestive organs of the lamb will not be harmed. Secondly, it is better to eat cooked food at the beginning of feeding, which is beneficial to the absorption of the lamb. If the tender leaves are fed properly, it will increase slowly with the date.

4. Disease prevention

Disease prevention is very important at the initial stage, but if it is not done well in the early stage, the incidence of the disease will be very high in the later stage, so many vaccines of the lamb should be injected in time. Then comes the maintenance of temperature, which is generally controlled at 25 ℃-30 ℃. Too low temperature will reduce the immunity of lambs, which is not conducive to health. In the early stage, it is best to let the lambs exercise properly to maintain physical activity, too comfortable lambs fattening speed will be relatively slow. If conditions permit, it is best to release the sheepfold so that the lambs can be exposed to the sun as soon as possible, which can effectively improve their health.

The raising of lambs in the early stage is very important, but lambs are not as fragile as people think. More can be done to make lambs adapt to the growth environment, and fine management will reduce the quality of sheep breeds in the later stage of breeding or breeding. I hope you will pay more attention to the above aspects so that your lambs can grow well and strong.