The scale of farmers' raising sheep should be determined according to the comprehensive conditions such as the family's economic situation, the existing labor force, the amount of cultivated land and forage. Generally, each labor force raises 50-80 sheep. If conditions permit, sheep production can obtain greater economic benefits.
Second, choose excellent mutton sheep breeds.
At present, the best meat goat breed is Boer goat. The average adult ram is 90 kg, and the ewe is 65-75 kg. Grow fast and have good meat quality. It is best to breed Dorset, Dorper and Small Tail Han sheep, or improve local sheep with the above breeds. No matter what kind of sheep you raise, you should strengthen the breeding and improvement of this breed, otherwise the quality of offspring sheep will gradually decline after long-term feeding. To this end, the following measures are suggested:
1. Those who are not fit to be rams should feel inferior, be eliminated and be slaughtered.
2. Introduce excellent rams and ewes of the same breed from outside the flock in a planned way to improve the quality of the flock, or introduce excellent rams of different breeds to cross with ewes in the flock to improve the quality of the flock.
3. Choose the best ram in this group and choose unrelated ewes for breeding.
4. Conditional farmers should establish pedigree files of sheep to prevent promiscuity and mismatch, which is beneficial to sheep breeding and cross improvement.
Third, a reasonable flock structure.
1. ewes account for about 70% of the flock (50% adult ewes, 15% adult sheep, 20% ewes, 15% abandoned sheep).
Male (Amoy) sheep of all ages account for 30% of the whole flock.
3. The lambs of that year should account for 40% of the whole flock (including 20% female lambs and male lambs), so the lambs slaughtered in that year should also account for about 40% of the whole flock.
Fourth, reasonable arrangements for sheep production
Generally, the price of mutton is low in September-165438+ 10, and the price of sheep is also reduced. Fattening at this time, slaughtering and selling in April-July of the following year. At this time, the price of mutton is higher, the difference between the price of mutton and the lowest price is 4-8 yuan per kilogram, and the price of sheep is also rising, which can achieve better benefits in raising sheep. It is best to buy strong sheep in autumn, not thin, weak, old and pregnant ewes, and sell fattened sheep in spring and summer the next year, which can not only give play to individual advantages, but also create greater economic benefits.
Fifth, reduce the cost of feeding.
Make full use of wheat straw and other straws at home to make ammoniated feed or silage, and improve feed utilization rate. When there is enough forage in summer and autumn, you can not make up or make up less, extend the grazing time and try to make the sheep full. Give priority to supplementary feeding in winter and spring, and advocate scientific feed preparation and complete feed.
Sixth, strengthen daily management.
In the cold winter and spring season, attention should be paid to cold protection and heat preservation, which can be raised in the greenhouse, and attention should be paid to heatstroke prevention and cooling in summer to prevent various diseases.
Seven, do a good job in disease prevention and control.
In order to raise mutton sheep well and improve efficiency, it is necessary to reduce the occurrence of various diseases and ensure the health of sheep.
1. Pay attention to the insect repellent.
Sheep farmers should be deworming twice a year, that is, deworming once in spring and autumn, deworming in February-April in spring and deworming in September-165438+1October in autumn. Short-term fattening sheep should be deworming at the beginning of fattening. There are many kinds of insect repellent. Albendazole tablets and abamectin tablets are widely used at present. Better use it together. The method is to use an anthelmintic first, 1 day, and then use another anthelmintic 1 time. Insect repellent should be carried out on an empty stomach from 6: 00 to 7: 00 in the morning. Take 10kg sheep weight 1 tablet. Don't eat after taking the medicine. After 6 hours, it is better to feed the sheep with water before eating.
1. Prevention of epidemic diseases.
In order to prevent the spread of epidemic diseases, it is necessary to disinfect certain areas and shared facilities and utensils inside and outside the sheephouse regularly, and at the same time inject the sheep with vaccines to prevent epidemic diseases according to the requirements of veterinarians, and form the habit of observing the state of sheep regularly, and diagnose and treat sick sheep in time to prevent problems before they happen.