What should I pay attention to when raising sheep in spring?

Sheep should not eat alfalfa too much. At present, more and more farmers in agricultural areas begin to plant alfalfa to raise livestock. Alfalfa has high nutritional value, but it is not suitable for overgrazing. First, alfalfa contains saponins, which makes sheep prone to acute abdominal distension (that is, rumen distension) if they eat too much, and it is easy to cause acute death if they are not treated in time; Second, fresh alfalfa contains phytochrome which is easily absorbed by sheep. The skin of Aries will be inflamed quickly under light, which will also reduce the detoxification function of the liver and make the central nervous system disorder.

Sheep should not eat grass, frost and rain grass. In early spring, the weather is cold, and there is often frost and dew in the morning and evening, and the grass is full of water. Especially when eating grass in the morning, the sheep's stomach is empty. If you eat a full belly of frost dew grass, it is easy to flatulence, and if you can't save it in time, it is easy to die. Therefore, it is not suitable to graze frost and dew grass. The prevention method is to put "hot grass", that is, to graze late and return early every day, and it is not too late for the sun to come out and dry the frost on the grass. You can also feed some hay or drink some warm salt water before grazing every day. Rain grass contains a lot of water, so don't let sheep eat rain grass. You must pay attention to raising sheep.

Sheep should not live together. Although cattle and sheep are herbivores, they all have their own habits, the way and quantity of grazing, and the speed of walking and grazing are different. Even the same animal should be herded in groups according to gender, animal age and health status, which is not only convenient for management, but also can improve the grazing effect. In particular, male and female animals can't flock together. For example, spring is the peak of estrus mating between male and female animals, so they must herd in groups. Mixed grazing of male and female livestock not only affects feeding and rest, but also inevitably leads to free mating, repeated mating and invalid mating, resulting in inbreeding and inheritance of inferior species, which not only reduces the utilization value, but also shortens the service life. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen management and improve grazing effect and economic benefits.

Don't disturb the cattle. Although sheep are gentle, they are timid and easily frightened. Once you encounter a loud sound, a strange color or a sudden appearance of a foreign body, you will panic and flee everywhere. I'm also afraid of seeing strangers occasionally. So pay attention to safety when herding sheep, and don't disturb the cattle. If there is any uneasiness, call softly to make it quiet. Bad sheep and neurotic sheep often behave uncomfortable or kick people, and walk slowly when eating grass, so as not to scare them.

When grazing in spring, we should pay attention to grazing in places with many poisonous weeds to avoid poisoning. Because poisonous weeds germinate earlier, grow faster and grow taller than grass in early spring, such as hemlock, which is tender, juicy and sweet. Sheep are greedy for green food and will be poisoned soon if they eat too much. There are many kinds of poisonous weeds, such as Stellera chamaejasme, Veratrum nigrum, Equisetum equisetum, Xanthium sibiricum and cannabis. Pay more attention to grazing on the edge of grass forest. In early spring, don't graze oak trees and green bars. The branches and leaves of trees are more fond of eating, and their metabolites are more toxic and difficult to treat after poisoning.

Don't drink harmful sewage when raising sheep. As the weather gets warmer, sheep drink more water, so we should pay attention to drinking clean well water, river water and mountain spring water. Don't let them drink gutter water containing pesticides and fertilizers, stagnant water with cysticercosis, smelly water, or even metal polluted water flowing out near the factory to prevent sheep from poisoning and ensure the safety of sheep drinking water.