What is the breeding prospect of pigeons?
Does raising pigeons make money? Now raising pigeons in the countryside has become the choice of many farmers, because the countryside is relatively open and suitable for pigeons in voluntary movement. There are many kinds of pigeons, which can be roughly divided into three types: meat pigeons, carrier pigeons and observation pigeons, among which meat pigeons are the main breeding varieties. So now the edible pigeons on the market are also meat pigeons. Pigeons have high nutritional value, especially young pigeons are rich in protein, vitamins and trace elements, of which protein content is as high as 24.5%, while fat content is only 0.73%. Therefore, pigeon meat, as a kind of meat with low fat and high protein, is favored by more and more consumers.
Many franchisees who want to join pigeon breeding are actually most concerned about its cost and profit. We can use the case of raising pigeons to introduce the costs and benefits of raising pigeons. The basic grain weight of a pair of meat pigeons is between 1 1g- 14g every day, but it needs about 90kg of feed in a year's feeding period, and the feed is calculated as per catty 1.2 yuan. In addition, they need to take protection and health care measures. Every year, health care sand is calculated according to 4 yuan, health care products and vaccines are calculated according to 3 yuan, and labor, water, electricity and office expenses are calculated according to 17 yuan, so the cost of each pair of meat pigeons is 134 yuan.
The meat pigeon is calculated according to the output of 20 young pigeons per year. The sales price of each young pigeon is 12 yuan, and the sales income is in 240 yuan. After deducting the total cost price 134 yuan, the annual net profit of each group of meat pigeons is 106 yuan. According to the standard of breeding 500 meat pigeons, the annual net profit is about 26,500 yuan.
With the economic development of China and the continuous improvement of people's living standards in China, the market demand for meat pigeons in China is also increasing year by year, which has led to a steady increase in the number of meat pigeons raised all over the country and a rapid development of the meat pigeon industry in China. From 2000 to 20 10, the market consumption of young pigeons increased from 50 million in 10 to 600 million. At present, the average annual consumption of urban squab in China is more than 6,543,800+0,000.
Due to the rapid development of pigeon industry and the continuous improvement of production technology in recent years, there are more and more pigeon farmers in China, and pigeons have a good development trend in both domestic and international markets. Pigeon breeding is a promising breeding industry with less investment, short cycle, less diseases and high income. Therefore, the demand for meat pigeons in China will increase by a large margin, which has great market expansion space.
Key points of pigeon breeding
Pigeons under the age of 5 ~ 6 weeks are at the turning point from parental rearing to independent living, and the feeding and management conditions have changed greatly, but their adaptability to external environmental conditions is poor. A little carelessness will lead to the growth and development of pigeons being hindered or getting sick. Therefore, this stage is particularly important for pigeon farms. Nursery bed feeding is adopted before/0/5 days in conditional farms, which is not only dry and warm, but also convenient for observation and management. After 15 days, weaned pigeons can be moved to the ground for cultivation. If there is no nursery bed, the ground can be raised in groups, but to ensure that the ground is dry and clean, it can be covered with padding, but it should be replaced frequently.
In winter, it is necessary to prevent cold and heat insulation to prevent thieves from invading; Pay attention to ventilation in summer to prevent mosquitoes and flies. Provide fine granular feed, and properly add human vitamin B or yeast tablets to drinking water.
Pigeons have a certain adaptability to the environment after being transferred out for half a month. At this time, food can be supplied according to the formula of pigeon feed healthy sand.
Pigeons about 2 months old begin to molt, during which the energy feed in the diet can be appropriately increased, accounting for 85% ~ 90%. Hemp seed and rapeseed in feed can promote feather growth and increase its proportion. Appropriate addition of andrographis paniculata, Gentiana scabra and other Chinese herbal medicines to sanitary sand and antibiotics to drinking water can prevent respiratory diseases and paratyphoid fever.
At the age of 3 ~ 5 months, pigeons began to enter a stable growth period. And * * * appear one after another. At this time, the selected breeding pigeons should be divided into male and female groups to ensure the normal growth and development of pigeons and avoid the influence of premature mating and premature delivery on future growth and production efficiency. Pay attention to the supply of feed, not only to promote growth and development, but also to prevent obesity or precocity. Therefore, energy feed can be reduced, protein feed can be increased, and trace elements can be added to health sand or diet appropriately, and it is advisable to feed it 2 ~ 3 times a day, and the supply should not be too much; Health sand should be sufficient, 1 ~ 2 times a day, and the dosage of each pigeon is 3 ~ 4g per day.
Pigeons over 6 months old are mostly mature. At this time, we can discard the inferior and save the superior. The selected pigeons should be paired and transferred to the pigeon house for breeding.
Nutritional value of pigeons
Pigeons have extremely high nutritional value, which are not only precious and delicious, but also high-grade nourishing products. Dove meat is a high-protein and low-fat food with protein content of 24.47%. It contains more minerals than chicken, fish, beef and mutton, such as calcium, iron, copper and vitamin A\B\E b \ e. Pigeon liver contains the best bile, which can help the human body make good use of cholesterol and prevent arteriosclerosis.
Pigeon meat is rich in pantothenic acid, which has a good effect on preventing hair loss, gray hair and premature aging. Dove meat is rich in chondroitin, which can increase the elasticity of the panel, improve blood circulation and accelerate wound healing. Half a * * * 80-100g each time * * * No problem to eat every day! .
The fat content of pigeon meat is only 0.3%, which is lower than other meats and is an ideal food for human beings. Pigeon eggs, known as "animal ginseng", is rich in protein. There is a folk proverb in China that "one pigeon wins nine chickens".
Pigeon liver contains the best bile, which can help the human body make good use of cholesterol and prevent arteriosclerosis.
Although people think that pigeon soup and chicken soup can benefit the body, a lot of fat in pigeon meat and chicken is melted into the soup after cooking, and the oil in the soup cannot be digested, so it remains in the body. If pregnant women do not exercise regularly, it will lead to obesity, weakness and dizziness. Not only is it bad for pregnant women, but it will also affect the baby in the long run.
Dove meat is also rich in pantothenic acid, which has a good effect on alopecia, gray hair and premature aging. Pigeons contain more branched-chain amino acids and arginine, which can promote the synthesis of protein in vivo and accelerate wound healing.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that pigeon meat is easy to digest, has the functions of nourishing and benefiting qi, expelling wind and detoxifying, and has a good nourishing and therapeutic effect on weakness, amenorrhea due to blood deficiency, dizziness and mental fatigue, and memory loss after illness.