Garlic can also be used as feed additive

Garlic, also called garlic head in the rural area of ​​our province, is the most common agricultural and sideline product in the rural areas of eastern Henan Province. In the eyes of farmers, garlic is just a kind of seasoning. In fact, garlic is an inexpensive feed additive. Adding crushed and chopped raw garlic at a ratio of 3% to 5% in the broiler chicken diet can not only increase the appetite of the broilers, improve the quality of the chicken meat, but also make the aroma of the chicken more intense, and can significantly increase the daily growth of the broilers. Heavy rate. Adding 0.2% dry garlic powder to chick diets can increase chick survival by 5.8% to 15.6%. Adding 2% garlic premix to laying hen diets can increase egg production by 98%. Adding 2% garlic premix to the breeder's diet, the egg production rate can be increased by 5.6%; using allicin (refined and processed from garlic), organic germanium and selenium can be combined into an additive to feed laying hens. The egg production rate is increased, and there is an effect of prolonging the peak period of egg production; after feeding the roosters with garlic, the production efficiency of the breeding roosters can be significantly improved. Adding a small amount of garlic to the pig feed is beneficial to the pig's growth and development. Adding 3% garlic to the lactating sow diet can increase the daily feed intake of sows by 2 kg or more; adding 2% garlic to piglets weaned for 15 to 25 days, the daily gain of piglets can be increased by 6.9%. the above. Adding 3% to 5% of the garlic to the cow's feed can produce a good attracting effect on the cow, and the daily milk yield of each cow can be increased by about 2kg, and the daily consumption of the concentrate can be reduced by 0.8kg. In addition, garlic can also be used to treat diseases such as white piglets, rumen swelling, cold food, enteritis, diarrhea, and rumen food caused by weak spleen and stomach.