How to gain weight by raising sheep in summer

With the current temperature getting higher and higher, it also means that we are gradually entering the summer. In the hot summer environment, if not dealt with in time, sheep will feel restless, loss of appetite, daily food intake is much lower than consumption. It leads to serious fattening of sheep and affects the benefit of breeding. So how can we feed the sheep to gain weight in the hot summer environment? Let's take a look at it with the editor.

1. Feeding management

Because of the high temperature in summer, when feeding feed, it should be different from the previous feed. With the increase of temperature, we should improve the quality of feed and feed some high-quality feed with palatability and adequate nutrition. Especially the weaning time is not long with pregnant ewes. And we also need to cooperate with some appropriate amount of fine feeding, we should adjust the proportion of fine feeding reasonably according to the growth stage of sheep. The proper amount of salt can be mixed into the feed to ensure the balance of PH value of sheep. And in summer, we should ensure that there is plenty of clean water in the sink at all times to avoid lack of water in sheep.

2. Temperature and humidity control

The temperature and humidity in summer are relatively high, which will not only affect the growth of sheep, appear stress reaction, but also reduce the appetite of sheep. Therefore, when we raise sheep in summer, we must control the temperature and humidity and take measures to shade and shade. You can plant some trees around the sheep house for natural shading, or you can spray in the sheep house to cool down. Improve the ventilation capacity of the sheep house, ensure adequate vents, can make the air convection. In summer, we must maintain the temperature of the sheep house, not too high, and keep the sheep house dry to promote the healthy growth of sheep.

3. Shearing work

Wool is the main kind of warmth for sheep in winter, but if there is too much wool in summer, it will become an encumbrance to sheep. So we have to carefully check the wool growth of each sheep in the summer. If there is too much wool, it should be cut off in time. If there is no shearing, the heat dissipation of the sheep is blocked, raising the body temperature of the sheep, causing the sheep to produce stress response. In shearing, to keep the wool on the belly of the sheep, to prevent sheep lying on the floor to catch cold, diarrhea and other adverse phenomena.

4. Disease prevention and treatment

The prevention and treatment of diseases in summer is also a point that can not be ignored when we raise sheep. In fact, the incidence of diseases in sheep in summer is also relatively high, such as heatstroke and various gastrointestinal diseases. Coupled with the high temperature in summer, after the emergence of disease, the difficulty of treatment will be further increased. Therefore, we must give priority to prevention and do a good job in the environmental hygiene of the sheep house. Then disinfect the sheep house regularly, deworming the sheep, etc., to ensure the healthy growth of the sheep.

The above is a brief introduction to how sheep are fattened in summer. In fact, to put it bluntly, we should do a good job in management in summer, as long as we do a good job in management, we can effectively promote sheep fat gain. That's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. I hope it can help you all.