In the livestock breeding process, some farmers attach great importance to the supply of high-quality forage and concentrate feed, but often do not pay enough attention to the feeding of salt in livestock, and some have no habit of feeding salt. This is very detrimental to the growth and health of livestock. Longer times can also cause livestock diseases, and even cause death, and cause economic losses to farmers. Therefore, farmers do not neglect to feed salt during livestock breeding.
Salt is fed to livestock because sodium and chlorine are different from calcium and phosphorus in livestock, mainly in blood and body fluids. The sodium content is 0.15%-0.20% of body weight, chlorine is 0.15% of body weight, and adult pig contains 0.07. % of sodium and 0.06% of chlorine are essential mineral elements for livestock.
Sodium is present in body fluids outside of cells in the body of the animal and is the main component of blood and other body fluids. Sodium is often synthesized in the body with various acidification salts, such as sodium chloride, sodium carbonate and sodium phosphate. The role of sodium in livestock also regulates the pH of blood; it can maintain the balance of blood osmotic pressure; it has the effect of improving taste, promoting appetite, and accelerating the growth of young animals.
Sodium and chlorine have important physiological effects in livestock and are essential to the nutrition of livestock. Most rearing households use salt to meet the needs of livestock sodium and chlorine. The lack of salt can reduce appetite, malnutrition, stagnation, hair loss, and productivity of livestock. Therefore, in the livestock breeding process, we must feed a certain amount of salt for various kinds of livestock, especially for herbivorous livestock such as dairy cows and draught animals, because they need more sodium and chlorine and consume too much, they eat Plant diets contain less sodium and chlorine. If you do not regularly add salt, sodium and chlorine deficiency may occur. Whether it is livestock or poultry, do not feed too much, so as not to cause salt poisoning. So, how much is the best salt feed?
Feeding practice has proved that the amount of salt can be controlled by the following amount, that is, 0.5%-1.0% of the dry matter quality of the ration; when the concentrate is large, add 0.5% salt; when feeding a large amount of green feed , can add 1% salt; when feeding feed containing fish meal, bone meal, add 0.25% salt.
Feeding salt is best to feed every day, Dunton. Feeding once every 10 and a half months is better than not feeding, but it's better to feed and feed less. The method of feeding salt can be converted into salt water and sprinkled on the forage; it can also be ground into powder and evenly mixed in the feed; can also be made into salt bricks, let any animal feed.
