How to increase the feed intake of sheep in shed

Sheep raising can be divided into shed feeding and grazing, and long-term house-fed sheep tend to have less feed intake, poorer body condition and weaker physique than grazing sheep, so it is necessary to find ways to increase the feed intake of house-fed sheep, which is helpful to the growth and development of house-fed sheep. let's take a look.

1. Reasonable matching of fine feeding and feed

The appetite of house-feeding sheep is generally poor, so it is necessary to choose feed with good palatability, diversification and easy digestion during production, so as to ensure comprehensive and uniform nutrition to meet the growth and development of sheep. Because raising is ruminating, coarse feeding should account for 2/3 of the total diet, while concentrate feeding should account for 1/3. In order to improve the nutritional concentration of the diet, rough feeding can be crushed, softened or fermented and mixed with concentrate, which can be conditionally made into pellet feed, which can significantly improve the appetite of sheep.

2. Rough first and then fine

If there are no conditions for crushing and granulation of coarse feeding, the grass, straw and hay in production should be fed to sheep as short as 1-2 cm long, and then fed to sheep after finishing feeding, which can promote more intake of sheep. Feeding principle is less frequent feeding, in feeding, sheep generally have a strong appetite, less frequent feeding can only make sheep feel inadequate, there will not be picky eating phenomenon. The feeding should be adjusted appropriately according to the seasonal changes, in addition, ground feeding should not be used as far as possible, and light grass racks made of wire welding or wood should be hung in the sheep house, which not only saves grass, time, labor and hygiene, but also approaches the habit of natural grazing.

3. Feed more green fodder

Natural forage grass, green fodder crops, twigs and tender leaves, tubers, melons and other green succulent feed have high moisture content, low dry matter content, high crude protein content in dry matter, many kinds of vitamins, rich and appropriate inorganic salt content, high carbohydrate and good palatability of sheep, so it is a very good health feed. Often feed green succulent feed. It can not only expand the volume of sheep's stomach, but also improve sheep's appetite.

4. Proper exercise

The main reason why the appetite of house-fed sheep is not as good as that of grazing is mainly due to the lack of exercise, which will not reduce the feed intake of sheep, but also cause sheep to stop being weak and vulnerable to diseases such as respiratory tract and limb hoof. In the case of house feeding, in order to promote the exercise of sheep and increase their appetite, a large enough sports ground should be built and set as a ring. In addition to allowing sheep to move freely, they should also drive sheep regularly and quantitatively every day in order to force them to exercise.

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