What should be paid attention to when raising foxes?

The fox is originally a wild carnivore, and its plush can be used as a high-quality raw material for fur products such as leather collars and hats. It has a very high economic value, so now the artificial breeding of foxes has gradually moved towards a large scale, and its economic value has also attracted more and more people to breed, so how to breed foxes? What should be paid attention to in the process of breeding? Let's take a look at it with the editor.

1. Selection of superior species

When selecting the varieties of foxes, try to choose two points as a reference for high-quality breeding, the first is to choose varieties with small size, fast growth, good fur quality, strong disease resistance and low incidence of disease. the aim is to meet the market demand for fox fur with different colors. Choose foxes with large size, strong reproductive ability, bright hair and fine fluff in order to adapt to the variability of the market. Every year, when keeping seeds, we should carefully select the foxes, retain the good breeds, eliminate the inferior breeds of parents, and ensure the purity and quality of the foxes.

2. Timely breeding

Foxes have only one mating period every year, and it is very important to grasp the time, which may lead to emptiness if the time requirement is not met. In the process of breeding, we should observe carefully to understand the characteristics of the sexual cycle changes of male and female foxes, and then use the changes of the sexual cycle of foxes to grasp the estrus of female foxes, breed them in time, and make a reasonable plan according to the characteristics of male foxes. When putting foxes right, we should ensure the quiet of the fox farm, strengthen the feed nutrition of male foxes, and ensure that male foxes have a healthy physical condition.

3. Reasonable feeding

In the process of breeding, we should divide foxes into eight different breeding periods, such as mating pregnancy, according to the seasonal breeding characteristics of foxes and a series of characteristics of foxes, such as changing hair. There are different management methods in different periods, for example, during the pregnancy of female foxes, sufficient feed should be provided for foxes to ensure comprehensive nutrition, no deterioration and mildew, good palatability and so on. The female fox must be carefully reared. If the female fox is not properly fed, the foxes cannot absorb nutrients, resulting in accidents such as stillbirth, rotten fetus and miscarriage.

4. Disease prevention and treatment

Although the fox has strong disease resistance in the process of growth, it will still cause disease if it is not managed properly and fed improperly. For example, canine distemper, viral enteritis and viral encephalitis are the three infectious diseases that have the greatest impact on foxes, and the more common daily diseases are gastroenteritis and colds. These diseases are mainly carried out in the way of prevention and control, and the health and epidemic prevention system formulated by veterinarians should be strengthened. Reduce the invasion of disease sources in farms, prosecute feed hygiene, pay attention to the health of foxes, and find the emergence of diseased foxes, timely examination and symptomatic treatment. Regularly clean and disinfect the fox house, do a good job of cleaning and hygiene, and vaccinate the foxes regularly.

The above are the matters that we should pay attention to when raising foxes, and we must pay attention to the hygiene of the fox house when raising foxes. Because as mentioned earlier, although foxes have relatively strong disease resistance, there is still a chance of diseases. When we find sick foxes in breeding, we must check them in time. If it is an infectious disease, we must transfer the diseased foxes in time to prevent transmission to other foxes. To treat the sick fox.