Causes and control methods of sheep depilation in winter

When the winter temperature is low and the forage grass is dry, it is easy for sheep to depilate, and it is often found in the neck, shoulder, upper abdomen and back of sheep. Although sheep are mostly raised to get a large amount of wool from it, the loss of wool will seriously affect the income. So how should sheep depilate in winter? Come and have a look with the editor.

1. Malnutrition

The temperature is low in winter, and most of the forage grass is dry forage stored in autumn. the nutrient loss of this forage grass is more serious, and sheep can not get the nutrition needed for growth and development, and the phenomenon of depilation will occur because of malnutrition over a long time. And it will not only cause the phenomenon of hair removal, but also cause the sheep to grow slowly or even stop growing.

Prevention and control methods: so farmers must be prepared at this time to prevent sheep depilation, reduce unnecessary losses, and increase the breeding efficiency of farmers. When winter comes, the collection of forage grass should be started before the forage grass disappears, which can ensure an adequate supply of forage, coupled with supplementary feeding by farmers, so that the occurrence of sheep malnutrition can be effectively inhibited.

2. Poor appetite

If the forage is too dry in winter, the palatability of the forage grass is poor, so the food intake of sheep will be relatively low, and there will be no obvious symptoms in the short term. Once the time is long, it will still cause malnutrition and depilation of sheep.

Prevention and control methods: feed some salt to sheep as far as possible in winter, which can help sheep increase appetite and feed digestibility, effectively increase sheep nutrition, but also do a good job of keeping warm and reduce body nutrition consumption.

3. Insufficient drinking water

Sheep forage in winter is mainly hay, sheep will be thirsty if they eat hay, if they do not drink enough water, they will gradually reduce their food intake, and a long time will also cause malnutrition and depilation.

Prevention and treatment methods: sufficient drinking water should also be supplied in winter, and the water temperature should not be too low, which may cause sheep diarrhea and good indigestion.

4. Lack of trace elements

The growth and development of sheep need a variety of nutrient elements, such as lack of trace elements and minerals, will also cause hair loss, so in supplementary feeding should be an appropriate amount of mineral feed to prevent sheep should be lack of trace elements and cause hair loss.

The above are the reasons for sheep depilation in winter and the introduction of prevention and control methods, hope to help you, want to know more related knowledge, please follow us.