Goat's several major management techniques

In the management of goats, apart from the management methods of some sheep, there are the following main management techniques:

First, fleece and shearing

Fleece goats need fleece and shearing every spring. When the goat's head, ear roots, and fluff around the eye sockets began to fall off, fleece began. About one week after finishing the nap, shearing is performed. When the fleece is down, the sheep first falls down, and the two front legs and one hind leg are bundled together with a rope, and then the direction of the combing hair from the neck, shoulder, chest, back, waist, and femoral heads from top to bottom Graze grass and fecal matter on the sheep and gently brush off. The comb is then combed against the hair and the sequence is from the stock, waist, back, chest and shoulders. Grabs should be close to the skin, and the force should be uniform to prevent scratching the skin.

Second, to the angle

Lay the side of the lamb 5-7 days after birth, touch the corner base with your finger, feel a hard bulge, then cut the hair off and paint it with petroleum jelly. Take a caustic pot of potassium (sodium), one end wrapped in paper, the other end of the water after repeated rubbing in the corners of the protrusions until micro bleeding. After the friction, sprinkle a layer of hemostatic and anti-inflammatory powder on the corner base, separate the lamb in a small column and separate it from the ewes to prevent the liquid from sticking to the ewes' breasts during suckling and damaging the breasts.

Three, hoof repair

Usually after the rain. When the hoof is being honed, the sheep sit on the ground, and people stand behind the sheep, so that the sheep is halfway between the legs of the person, and the sheep's hind legs are picked up so that the sheep cannot get up. When starting hoof repairs, start with the forelegs. Cut off the long-angled tip with a fruit tree cutter. Then use a knife to trim the edge of the hoof to the same level as the sole. The pale red blood vessels are visible at the bottom of the shoe. If excessive trimming causes bleeding, apply iodine to reduce inflammation. If the bleeding does not stop, you can burn the iron to a reddish color and quickly burn the sole. The flat bottom of the hoof after shaping is required, and the front of the hoof is square.

Fourth, brushing

Goat milk should be brushed every day to keep the sheep clean and promote blood circulation. When brushing goats, it is best to use a hard grass brush from top to bottom and brush the sheep from front to back. If there is fecal contamination on the sheep, use a metal brush to gently brush off or rinse off with water, and wipe dry. In addition, for dairy goats, lambs should be segregated for artificial milking after lambing. The number of milkings per day of the ewes should be based on the amount of lactation. Dairy milk with a daily output of less than 3 kilograms was milked 2 times, and about 5 kilograms of milk were milked 3 times a day, and 6-10 kilograms were milked 4-5 times a day.