Lamb's Early Weaning Benefits

Preparation before fattening Lamb feeding for 15 days before weaning at 15 months of age; or separating the ewes from lambs in the morning and evening, allowing the lambs to move within the circle provided with fine feed troughs and drinking fountains, and remaining at the same time for mother and child. . Supplemented feeds should be the same as those used for fattening after weaning. The grain can be broken slightly at the beginning of feeding, and it is advisable to use whole grains and whole grains after being accustomed to. It should not be processed into powder. The floor of the lamb's activity area should be dry, rain-proof, well-ventilated, and can be covered with a little mat grass. Lamb fattening common infectious diseases include enterotoxemia and hemorrhagic septicemia. Enterotoxemia vaccine can be given to ewes before lambing, or to lambs before weaning. Feeding technology Lambs eat freely and drink freely. It is best to use self-made simple automatic feeding troughs for feeds to prevent the four hooves of lambs from stepping into the troughs, causing feed pollution and reducing feed intake and spreading coccidiosis and other pathogens. The height of the manger should be increased with the increase of the lamb's age, and it is advisable that the feed in the tank does not accumulate or overflow. If some of the lambs are found to be feeding on the wall, salt troughs should be added to the playground, and salt or salt plus lime powder should be placed in the troughs for lambs to feed freely. It should also be noted that during the initial period when lambs are eating whole corn, there are corn grains that spit out of the mouth. As the age increases, the spit of corn grains gradually disappears; the rumors of lambs are also less early and more late, and these are normal phenomena. Affect fattening effect. Under normal conditions, the lamb’s excrement is yellow and there are no corn kernels in the excrement; however, the lamb may appear diarrhea during weather changes or rainy days. Fattening does not change the feed formula throughout the entire period. Timely slaughter The lamb fattening period is 50 days. However, the final weight of fattening is related to the variety. The large sheep breed lambs can reach a final weight of 35 kg or more after 3 months of ageing. According to the study, the final weight of the fine-wool lambs and non-meat breeds is related to the weaning weight at 1.5 months. Generally, when the weaning weight is 13-15 kilograms, the weight of the fattening can reach more than 30 kilograms for 50 days, and the weaning weight is less than 12 kilograms. The fattening finally weighs about 25 kilograms.