Feeding time and method of cattle

Raising cattle has become the main breeding project for many people to shake off poverty and become rich. Many beginners don't understand a lot of things when raising cattle. Among them, especially feeding, cattle feeding work is very important. Feeding time and methods have a certain attention, improper feeding will have a serious impact on the growth of cattle. So the editor brings you the feeding time and method of cattle today. Let's take a look at it.

1. Feeding time

The feeding time of cattle should be adjusted reasonably according to the season. In spring and autumn, it is usually done in the morning and evening, but because of the long feeding interval. Therefore, some green feed can be properly fed at noon. If the temperature is low in autumn, it should be carried out according to the winter feeding principle. The summer temperature is high, and the cattle have a bad appetite, so feed them when the temperature is not high and avoid noon, preferably around 5 o'clock in the morning. The feeding time in winter is opposite to that in summer because of the low temperature.

2. Feeding quantity

We have to make different feeding amounts according to the size and breeding direction of the cattle. If it is a fattening cow, then the daily feed should be determined according to the body weight, usually about 3% of the body weight. Then we should pay attention to control the ratio of fine feeding to rough feeding, of which fine feeding accounts for about 40%. Therefore, a fattening cow with about 500kg as an example needs to be fed with about 30 jin of feed every day. Concentrate feed 10 jin, rough feed 20. Then according to the season, weather and other reasonable control of the morning and evening feeding, generally more in the evening.

3. Feed several times a day

At the same time, we have to adjust the feeding times of a day according to the weight, growth stage, time, weather and so on. Cows during pregnancy are generally fed twice a day to meet their nutritional needs, and if they are lactating, they need to be increased once a day because they consume more nutrients. Calf digestion is not complete, mainly to eat milk, but also a reasonable supplement to feed every day, a small number of times, about 5 times a day. With the growth of calves, the number of times can be appropriately reduced and the amount of feeding can be increased every day.

4. Feeding method

When feeding, we should take more and a small amount as the principle, and feed at least twice a day. Keeping a small amount of feed can increase the appetite of cattle and improve the conversion rate of feed utilization. About two hours after feeding, the residual feed in the trough should be removed in time to prevent the feed from deteriorating, resulting in accidental ingestion of cattle, gastrointestinal diseases and affecting the growth of cattle. Then when feeding in summer, you should pay attention to matching with drinking water. Prevent feed from being too dry and indigestible, which not only consumes too much feed, but also leads to indigestion in cattle.

The above is a brief introduction to the feeding time and methods of cattle. The feeding of cattle is very important, which affects the meat yield and quality of cattle, so we must pay more attention to it. That's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. I hope it can help you all.