Zeng Zhenhua: zero experience breeding sika deer out of the road to prosperity

As we all know, pilose antler is a valuable traditional Chinese medicine. In fact, except velvet antler, sika deer are covered with treasures. Deer fetus, deer heart, deer tail, deer tendons, deer whip, antlers, venison, deer skin and so on all have high medicinal and edible value. The sika deer mostly live in the north. A few days ago, the reporter came to the sika deer breeding base in Lingxia Village, Zhiyang Township, Jian County and saw a rare sika deer in the south.

In the farm, as soon as there is a sound, the sika deer will "be vigilant" and look up at us, looking particularly cute. "the plum blossom deer are timid by nature, and I'm usually here alone." Zeng Zhenhua, the person in charge of the base, is the owner of these sika deer. Zeng Zhenhua, 40, a native of Lingxia Village in Yangxiang, said frankly why he thought of going home to raise sika deer: "I didn't earn much money when I worked outside, so I came back to do something of my own business."

The sika deer decided to give it a try

While leading the reporter around, Zeng Zhenhua introduced his beloved deer babies: "Sika deer are treasures all over the body. Velvet antler has high medicinal value and nourishing function, and is the king of traditional Chinese medicine. Deer kidney has the function of invigorating yang and tonifying deficiency. It is regarded by the medical circles at home and abroad as a specific medicine for strengthening yang and tonifying essence and improving sexual function." According to reports, in recent years, sika deer culture has achieved obvious economic benefits, and deer antler, deer blood, deer whip, venison and other products are in short supply.

"by chance, I saw sika deer on TV, and their income was not bad, so I came up with the idea of raising sika deer." Zeng Zhenhua began to remember. Zeng Zhenhua said: "there are very few around my home, and I don't know if I can do it. I didn't worry so much at that time. I always have to try to know. I'll never know if I don't try." With the courage to give it a try, five years ago, Zeng Zhenhua stepped on a train to the northeast and learned that sika deer are covered with treasures, have high medicinal value, and are a high-end tonic. At the same time, there are few sika deer farmed in the south, and their competitiveness is relatively small, so after many considerations, they finally decided to raise sika deer.

Insist on not giving up in case of difficulties in breeding

As sika deer are rare in the south, there is not much experience to follow in the south. It's not that easy to raise at first. In the first year, Zeng Zhenhua introduced ten one-year-old sika deer, two male deer and eight female deer. Sika deer soon appeared symptoms such as disobedience to soil and water, so Zeng Zhenhua hastened to ask the seller for advice, while also groping his own way to check the books on breeding.

Zeng Zhenhua learned that it was because of the dampness and heat in the south, so he dewormed the sika deer and gave them some medicine to strengthen the spleen and stomach. Just started raising, or lack of experience, the first year three sika deer died, ran three. However, Zeng Zhenhua did not give up. In the second year, he continued to introduce 10 sika deer, constantly trying, reading, consulting, learning, and accumulating experience. Hard work lived up to the efforts of dedicated people, until the third year of breeding, sika deer began to find a suitable way, Zeng Zhenhua raised sika deer not only live a good life, but also continue to breed. Zeng Zhenhua was very happy and introduced another 50 sika deer, which has expanded from 10 square meters in the first year to more than 2,000 square meters now, and now there are more than 100 sika deer.

A good way to get rich find a new way

Now, Zeng Zhenhua's farm produces about 30 jin of pilose antler a year, and a deer can bring him a profit of about 10,000 yuan. There can be an annual income of about 100,000 yuan. The reporter learned in the interview that because the sika deer likes to live on the edge of the forest and mountain grasslands, after careful consideration, Zeng Zhenhua settled the sika deer's "home" in the mountain area five kilometers from the village. Zeng Zhenhua said that the air here is good and quiet, which is most suitable for sika deer life.

He also told reporters that at present, there are still more than 20 poor households taking shares, which can increase the income of poor households by more than 300 yuan every year. Zeng Zhenhua is full of confidence in his future development. In the next step, he plans to continue to expand the scale of breeding, and also wants to try his own deep processing of venison and venison, so that it can not only drive more poor people around, increase their wages, but also lead the masses to become rich together.