Breeding methods of mink

Mink is a kind of special breeding mainly used to produce fur. Most wild minks live in caves or forest streams near the current. Now most minks on the market are artificially farmed, and wild minks cannot be hunted casually. The price of its fur has a lot to do with its size and color, so today we will learn how to raise minks.

1. Construction of breeding farms

Before breeding, we need to make full preparations, the most important of which is the construction of the farm, which is mainly for minks to avoid summer heat and cold. We need to build a shed separately, and then build cages in the shed according to the proportion of 30 square centimeters in length, height and width. In order to make full use of the space of the shed, we can make the cage into a double layer, so that more minks can be raised. After the construction of the farm, it is necessary to carry out thorough disinfection before putting in the mink.

2. Breeding marten selection

Since there are not many minks now, and many farmers don't know much about minks themselves, they are often cheated when choosing and buying minks, so today the editor here teaches you a little trick to identify good minks. First of all, we should carefully observe the coat color of the mink to see whether it is shiny, and at the same time to see whether its fur is relatively smooth, and the second is to observe its body shape, whether its hindquarters are wide, whether its nose and ears are pink, and whether its limbs are fertilized healthily and powerfully. finally, whether the tail is healthy, if all meet the standards, you can buy it.

3. Feeding and management

Mink is omnivorous, so in the process of feeding, it is necessary to have not only enough concentrate but also an appropriate amount of coarse fodder. The ingredients of the feed include meat, fish, milk, eggs, cereals, fruits and vegetables and other auxiliary animal feeds. At the same time, we should make reasonable ingredients according to the different growth periods of the mink. Appropriate amount of food such as vegetable leaves can be fed, but the nutrition must be balanced. Finally, the food must be kept clean, hygienic and healthy. When necessary, the food needs to be disinfected before feeding.

4. Daily management

The daily management of minks in different periods will also be different. In the early days of its life, we mainly clean up the feces and food residues in the farm, and wait until the middle of its life. So it is necessary to clean up the hair they changed in time, otherwise there are a lot of bacteria, and the problems we need to pay attention to before its breeding period also need to pay special attention to the management of indoor temperature and humidity. During pregnancy, we also need to pay attention to the right amount of exercise, and for newborn minks, we also need to pay attention to light and other factors.

5. Pest control

Minks are mainly parasites, so we have to clear them irregularly, and secondly, yellow fat disease, Aleutian disease, canine distemper and so on may occur during its growing period. then in our usual breeding process, we can add an appropriate amount of disease prevention agents for prevention and treatment, at the same time, we can also be vaccinated irregularly.