What preparations should cows do for overwintering?

With the advent of winter, dairy cows should also be prepared for overwintering. Every winter is a good day for cow cultivation. As long as the overwintering work is done, it is inevitable to increase the annual output in the coming year. So what preparations should cows make for overwintering? Let's take a look at these several areas that we should pay attention to.

1. Repair fish replacement of the cowshed

The winter barn is a safe place for cows, so extra attention should be paid to the barn. After all, this is the key to temperature control. In winter, the cowshed mainly pays attention to the repair and replacement, for some damaged places, it is best to replace the parts in time to avoid problems, followed by the repair of some loopholes, at this time the cowshed is not the pursuit of ventilation is heat preservation, so some places with air leakage had better be repaired in time. Inspect the barn regularly after repair and replacement to avoid new air leakage and fail to find it in time.

2. Adjust the nutrition ratio

The proportion of feed nutrients fed during overwintering also needs to be changed, the demand for various trace elements of cattle in winter will be higher, and farmers will increase more appropriately than in summer. Second, feed things to avoid too single, otherwise the cow's appetite will be reduced, the proportion of concentrate and roughage should be adjusted accordingly. As the winter is basically based on hay, it is best to regularly feed some carrots, sweet potatoes and other green fodder that contain more water and are conducive to storage.

3. Prepare to change the mode of culture

At this time, the activity place of the cow basically changed from grazing to the barn, but this can not be changed directly at one time, otherwise the cow will not adapt, there will be restlessness, and there will be no eating. The change of this farming model needs to be changed slowly, first reducing the time spent out grazing, and then increasing online feeding until the cows slowly adapt to their position for about a week. The cows will be kept in captivity for the winter until the cows are successfully converted without response.

4. Do a good job in hygiene and cleaning

When overwintering, we should also be prepared for the treatment of diseases, one is for the disinfection of the barn, and the other is for the disinfection of the cattle itself, both of which require a two-pronged approach, especially for cows to pay extra attention to deworming, so that the incidence of disease in dairy cows will be much lower in the coming year. If the cow grows dirty, it is best to clean it, and then disinfect it to reduce the number of bacteria it carries.

The above are some preparatory actions to be done for cows during the winter. Winter is a good time for the physical function of dairy cows. Farmers should seize this precious time to prepare for the coming year.