CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What should be paid attention to when breeding elk? How to breed ducklings?

1. What should you pay attention to when raising elk?

The following points should be noted:

1. Habitat management

Elk is a typical wetland animal with a unique habitat adaptation and lifestyle. Therefore, in habitat management, we should try to provide and imitate the wild habitat needs of animals. Hard and dry ground is very unfavorable to both captive and semi-free elk, and will affect the growth and reproduction of animals. When raising them, we should dig as many ditches and paddling pools as possible for elk to drink water and play in the summer. Swamps and muddy land are the places where elk like to estrus and mate. If conditions permit, we can also use the wetland ecological environment composed of woodland, water sources, weeds, and artificial pasture to create good ecological conditions for the survival of elk.

2. Feed matching and design

Under semi-free-range and captive conditions, elk need artificial supplementary feeding. Artificial supplementary feeding should pay attention to the comprehensive and reasonable nutritional value, mainly based on concentrate and green fodder. Concentrate is mixed feed, of which corn accounts for 50%, soybean meal 26%, wheat bran 11%, barley 10%, calcium hydrogen phosphate 2%, and salt 1%. Green fodder is green and rough hay of alfalfa, ryegrass, awnless brome and other weeds, and a certain amount of carrots are added to supplement the necessary carotene. The dry matter in the mixed feed is 86.88%, crude protein is 19.32%, crude fat is 2.96%, crude fiber is 4.31%, nitrogen-free extract is 57.19%, crude ash is 3.27%, calcium and phosphorus are 0.64 and 0.76 g/kg respectively.

3. Management during the farrowing period

The breeding season of elk is from March to May every year, and some may last until June. During this period, the prenatal behavior of the female deer should be observed every day. If it is found that some female deer are restless, often walk around, urinate frequently, have their tails upturned, and look back at their buttocks from time to time, it can be basically determined that they are prenatal symptoms. At this time, human interference should be avoided as much as possible to avoid causing the elk to walk around nervously and cause dystocia. If it is found that the female deer has dystocia, artificial delivery can be used to take out the fawn in time to avoid endangering the life of the female deer. Newborn fawns should be marked, usually by ear rings or ear notches. When catching fawns, you should try to avoid contact with the fawns to prevent the female deer from abandoning them. If necessary, measurements and blood samples can be taken to establish files.

2. How to raise ducklings?

Ducklings have weak digestive ability and low resistance, but they grow and develop rapidly, so it is important to do a good job of feeding and management to ensure the health and survival rate of ducklings. So how to raise ducklings? What issues should be paid attention to? The following will introduce the breeding methods of ducklings.

1. Disinfection of brooding room

Ducklings have low resistance and are easily harmed by pathogens, so the brooding room and feeding utensils should be disinfected with 2% caustic soda water, and then rinsed with clean water after drying before they can be used for ducklings. Finally, the brooding room should be fumigated and disinfected.

2. Drink water before eating

Ducklings do not feel hungry after hatching. 24 hours after hatching, the ducklings’ down has dried up. At this time, they should be fed with water before eating. You can add an appropriate amount of glucose or vitamin C to the drinking water to promote gastrointestinal motility and enhance physical fitness. Or you can add 1‰ potassium permanganate to disinfect the stomach and intestines.

3. Feeding method and frequency

The digestive function of ducklings is not perfect, so when feeding ducklings, do not feed too much each time, only feed 60% to 70% full. In the early stage of brooding, add feed frequently and feed less, feed 6-8 times a day, and add 1-2 night meals to encourage ducklings to move.

4. Stocking density grouping

The stocking density of ducklings should be appropriate. Too high a stocking density will cause dampness in the duck house, polluted air, and poor growth of ducklings. Too low a density will waste resources such as space and manpower, and reduce efficiency. Online brooding density: 25-30 ducks/m2 for 1-7 days, 15-25 ducks/m2 for 8-14 days, 10-15 ducks/m2 for 15-21 days, and 8-10 ducks/m2 for 22-28 days. The ground brooding density should be reduced by half. Grouping is generally based on 200-300 ducks per group.

5. Temperature and humidity management

In the early stage of brooding, there is usually a 100W bulb every 3 meters. The eyesight of ducklings is weak, and too low light affects their eating. The humidity during brooding is generally controlled between 60% and 70%. Too dry ducklings are prone to dehydration, and too high humidity can easily cause wet feathers and low temperature for ducklings, which can easily cause ducklings to gather and be crushed to death.

6. Do a good job in disease prevention and control

Do a good job in immunization against duck plague, duck viral hepatitis, duck infectious serositis, and avian influenza. Focus on preventing E. coli, salmonella, and mycoplasma diseases in ducklings, and use antibacterial drugs for prevention from 1 to 7 days old, but be sure to use sensitive drugs.

Ducklings are much more difficult to manage than adult ducks in terms of their ability to adapt to the environment and their eating habits. However, in order to effectively ensure the survival rate of ducklings, the above-mentioned breeding methods and management matters must not be missed.

3. What should we pay attention to when breeding kiwi fish?

1. Breast fish can reach 20-30cm, smaller brood fish can reach more than 10cm, and the fish tank needs to be at least 90cm.

2. Kissing fish can live in water temperatures of 18-30 degrees Celsius, usually above 22 degrees Celsius. You need to buy a thermostat in winter.

3. The kiwi fish is very easy to keep because it is not selective about food. It eats both animal feed and plant feed. Its favorite food is red fish worms, aquatic plants and moss.

4. As the brood fish are timid, cover the fish tank when feeding. It is best to feed the brood fish in a larger aquarium. Once the brood fish hear a sudden sound, they will easily jump out of the aquarium. Finding ways to give the brood fish a sense of security is what we should do when raising brood fish.

5. In order to provide a good living environment for the brood fish, the aquarium should try to change a quarter to a third of the water every week. However, because the brood fish do not require high water quality, if we do not take good care of them, we can also change a third to a quarter of the water in a month.

4. What should we pay attention to when raising sheep?

Sheep farming is a common livestock farming activity. Here are some key points to pay attention to when raising sheep:

1. Housing and Feed: Providing appropriate housing and feed is key to the health and productivity of the sheep flock. Make sure the housing is dry, well ventilated, and has adequate feed and water.

2. Breed selection: Choose a suitable sheep breed according to the breeding purpose and local environment. Different breeds have different adaptability and yield characteristics. Choose a breed that suits your breeding goals.

3. Disease prevention: Vaccinate and deworm the flock regularly to prevent the spread and spread of diseases. Keep the pens clean and disinfect them regularly.

4. Feeding and management: Reasonable feeding and management is the key to the health and production of sheep, including reasonable feeding plan, feed ration, regular physical examination, etc.

5. Sheep breeding: Arrange the breeding of sheep reasonably according to the breeding season and the physiological cycle of sheep. Pay attention to controlling the breeding number of sheep to avoid over-breeding and leading to resource shortage.

6. Flock nutrition: Provide balanced feed and nutrition to ensure the health and productivity of the flock. Adjust feed formula and supply according to the needs of different growth stages and seasons.

Please note that the above are just some basic considerations, and specific breeding requirements may vary depending on the region and breed. Before raising a flock of sheep, it is recommended that you consult a local breeding expert or animal husbandry department for more detailed and specific guidance.

5. How to raise egret ducklings?

1. Duckling selection

When selecting ducklings, it is best to choose active and strong ducklings. For those who are not active, listless, and too weak, do not keep them. If they are newly hatched ducklings, first check whether their eyes can be opened and whether they are bright, whether their mouths and limbs are rosy and smooth, and whether the nutritional conditions and hatching conditions are qualified. It is best to check whether the ducks have weak legs and other adverse symptoms. Once any abnormality is found, it is not advisable to select them.

2. Duck house preparation

When introducing ducks, all the feeding pens to be used should be equipped, and the environment of the duck house should be cleaned, diluted with disinfectant and disinfected comprehensively, and then rinsed after drying, so that the ducklings can be used. If the environment of the duck house is extremely dirty and the ducklings themselves have weak resistance, they will be easily infected with diseases and their growth and development will be affected, and in severe cases, they will die.

3. Boil water and start eating

Before feeding, ducklings should first be fed warm water. It is best to add an appropriate amount of vitamins and glucose to the drinking water, or drink 1% potassium permanganate solution, which can disinfect the ducklings' stomachs, promote gastrointestinal motility, speed up metabolism, increase appetite, and promote meconium excretion, which will lay a good foundation for future growth and development. When feeding, pay attention to feeding dry and wet feeds and different types of feeds together. Pay attention to feeding wet feeds for ducklings. Dry feeds are not easy to digest and will cause gastrointestinal discomfort. The ducklings' stomachs are watered and digest slowly, so the principle of eating small meals and frequent meals is adopted for feeding. Generally, they are fed once every three hours, and the amount of each feeding is one-tenth of the ducklings' body weight. As the ducklings grow, the number of feedings decreases and the amount of feeding increases.

4. Stocking density

The stocking density of ducklings must be paid attention to. Generally, it is appropriate to raise 30-35 ducklings per square meter for ducklings under one week old, 25 ducklings per square meter for ducklings aged 15 days old, 15 ducklings per square meter after 20 days old, and 10 ducklings per square meter after one month old. It can also be adjusted according to seasonal changes. The density can be slightly increased in winter when the temperature is low, and it should be reduced in summer when the temperature is high.

6. What should you pay attention to when growing Anthurium at home?

During the maintenance of Anthurium, it is best to apply 750 times carbendazim or thiophanate-methyl solution every 7-10 days. Pests and diseases that are likely to cause harm to Anthurium include scale insects and thrips.

The characteristic of scale insects is that they often move on the back of leaves. When the damage is serious, they can easily induce a layer of black mold on the leaf surface. It is sticky when touched by hand and is not easy to remove with gentle wiping. The way to prevent and control scale insects is to dissolve a little laundry detergent in water, gently wipe the leaf surface and back with a soft cloth, and then wipe it again with clean water to avoid detergent residue on the leaves.

7. What should you pay attention to when raising koi in earthen ponds?

1. To maintain water quality, first, leave the tap water naturally for more than three days. Second, expose the tap water to the sun for two days. Third, boil the tap water to 40 degrees and leave it for 8 to 24 hours.

2. Generally speaking, it is required to change the water every day, about two-tenths of the water every day. Then do a big water change (full water change) every 20 days, and it is best to have a trickle of water in and out at any time. The minimum requirement is to change the water once a week, and change one-third of the water each time.

3. Turn on the filtration and oxygenation immediately after putting the fish in, so that the fish can adapt to the new environment quickly.

4. Sprinkle water-soluble vitamin C evenly throughout the pond for 3 consecutive days, using the dosage as described in the instructions. Vitamin C participates in a variety of physiological processes in the body of koi, and is very important for maintaining the normal growth of koi and enhancing their resistance to stress and pathogens.

8. What is the correct method for breeding Muscovy ducklings?

1. To raise chicks well, we should first pay attention to the environmental sanitation and disinfection of the brooding room, and clean, wash and overhaul the duck house and its equipment. The purpose is to minimize the microorganisms in the environment as much as possible to ensure the suitability and stability of the environment in the house and effectively prevent other animals from entering. Spray or brush with lime water, alkaline water or other disinfectants, and it is best to disinfect the cleaned equipment and utensils in the sun. At the same time, prepare hard firewood, coal balls, small blowers and other necessary items to ensure that the temperature before the chicks can be burned.

2. Use formalin fumigation to disinfect (use 30 ml of formalin per 1m3 and 15 g of potassium permanganate for fumigation for 24 hours, then ventilate to disperse the smoke). Therefore, utensils, especially feeding troughs, should be cleaned with potassium permanganate water, and then air-dried for later use.

3. Temperature test and temperature adjustment should be completed 2 days before the arrival of chicks. The thermometer should be hung 10 cm away from the duck's back, and 5-6 thermometers should be hung for every 1,000 chicks in the brooding house. Lighting the fire in advance can dry the shed and remove moisture, and on the other hand, it can see whether the temperature can reach 32℃-34℃ and ensure the temperature stability.

4. For large-scale farms specializing in Muscovy duck breeding, it is best to build a "standardized Muscovy duck ecological scientific brooding production workshop" based on the Longwang Puzhuang Qiaoyun Waterfowl Farm to meet the poor environmental adaptability of Muscovy ducks after hatching. Once the environmental conditions are not suitable, it is difficult for ducklings to make perfect self-regulation, which will cause growth stunting or health impact, or even death. The adaptability of ducklings to the environment requires a gradual adaptation process, and generally the adaptability will be significantly improved after half a month. Therefore, the work in the early stage of brooding is very important. The Puzhuang standardized ecological brooding production workshop will put the shelled seedlings into the brooding workshop. When the air, temperature, humidity, air quality, disease prevention, feed, and quality are in the best state, the brooding survival rate is greatly improved, and the healthy chick rate reaches 98%. After two days of careful observation, the ducklings sent to the farmers are lively and healthy, have a large feed intake, strong disease resistance, are easy to feed, and are very popular among farmers.

5. The brooding temperature that cannot be ignored ① For the temperature control standard, please refer to the "Daily Report of Brooding Management Statistics of Xinzheng Yangfan Waterfowl Breeding Co., Ltd." ?Brooding temperature: Whether the temperature is suitable, in addition to observing with a thermometer, you can also observe the dynamic performance of the duck group. If the duck group is lively, has a good appetite, drinks water appropriately, has smooth and neat feathers, spreads out to rest on the ground after eating, stretches its legs, relaxes its neck, and lies quietly without making any sound, it means that the temperature is suitable; if the duck group lowers its head and shrinks its neck, often piles together, keeps drilling into the duck group from the outside and makes uneasy calls, or gets close to the heat source for heating, it means that the temperature is low and needs to be raised, otherwise it will cause crushing or suffocation and death over time. If it is away from the heat source, opens its mouth to breathe, and drinks more water, it means that the temperature is high and it needs to be cooled appropriately. ?Temperature control principle: "appropriate and balanced", appropriate means meeting the standards, the ducklings feel comfortable, and balanced means that the temperature must be gradually lowered as the age increases. The cooling should be stable, and the temperature should not be reduced drastically or fluctuate, otherwise it is easy to induce disease. It should also be noted that the temperature should not rise or fall sharply within a day. After 3 weeks, the chicks will have a certain degree of cold resistance. If the temperature is above 15°C, artificial heating is not necessary. The most critical part of temperature management is the first three days and the first week. There must be someone on duty day and night to take care of them carefully to prevent the temperature from getting out of control. This is also the main reason why Xinzheng Yangfan Waterfowl Breeding Co., Ltd. has made great efforts to build a "standardized ecological waterfowl brooding workshop" to ensure the quality and survival rate of chicks. In actual production practice, some farmers ignore the early insulation work, resulting in illness or death. Then, in the face of the casualties and losses caused, it is unscientific and unreasonable to simply push the responsibility to the hatchery. Why some farmers have no problems with the same batch of seedlings, while others have problems, which shows that different care and management produce different results.

9. Weaned ducklings breeding technology?

The temperature for the first three days of brooding is 30-32 degrees. Starting from the fourth day, depending on the situation of the ducklings, the temperature can be adjusted down by 0.5-1 degree every day to ensure that the indoor temperature is around 20-22 degrees at the end of brooding. Since it is winter brooding, the indoor temperature depends on the temperature and the weaning time will be appropriately delayed.

As for temperature, the most important thing is to keep it stable. It should not fluctuate too high or too low. The temperature should be adjusted appropriately according to the performance of the ducklings.

Ducklings huddle together close to the heat source, with their down standing upright, their bodies curled up, and they often make sharp cries, indicating that the temperature is too low.

The ducklings are away from the heat source, panting with their mouths open, their back feathers are wet, their water intake increases, and their feed intake decreases, indicating that the temperature is too high.

10. What should we pay attention to when raising loaches in greenhouses?

The following points should be noted when raising loaches in greenhouses:

1 Before stocking, use quicklime or bleaching powder to disinfect the entire pond, and apply fertilizer before entering the pond to promote the massive reproduction of plankton in the water.

2. The stocking density of seedlings is 80,000 to 200,000 per mu, depending on the specific conditions of the fish pond and the depth of the water.

3. When raising loaches artificially, they should also be fed a certain amount of rice bran, bean cake, bean dregs, wheat bran, distiller's grains, etc.

The amount of feed is generally 5% of the loach's body weight. When the temperature is close to 27°C, the loach's food intake is the largest. The amount of feed can be appropriately increased to promote its growth.

4. When the temperature exceeds 30℃, loaches will burrow into the mud to avoid the heat and are prone to death due to lack of oxygen. At this time, new water should be added frequently to adjust the temperature and increase the dissolved oxygen content in the water. At the same time, shading measures are also needed, and aquatic plants can be used for shading.