The feeding amount of mutton sheep should be determined according to its intake and how much to eat. Its feed intake is related to sheep breed, age, sex, physique, feed palatability and water content. The greater the feed intake of sheep, the higher the daily gain. Sheep eat 2 ~ 2.5 kilograms of hay, 3 ~ 4 kilograms of fresh grass and 0.3 ~ 0.4 kilograms of concentrated feed every day. The feeding method is to feed concentrated feed first, then hay or roughage, and finally drink water. At the same time, sprinkle some salt water on concentrate, silage or roughage, and add forage at any time to keep the sheep's strong appetite.
Of course, sheep only eat green hay and concentrated feed every day, which will also lead to the imbalance of nutrients needed in the body. If the conditions for raising sheep are good, it is suggested that farmers feed the sheep with some juicy feeds such as high-quality grass, silage, carrots and beets. In any case, we ordinary farmers still raise sheep on the basis that they can eat their stomachs. Therefore, there is no limit to the coarse grains that sheep can eat every day, so I personally think that the expert's statement is open to question.
Introduction of livestock
Sheep is a general term for Artiodactyla sheep and goat. Rams and ewes have horns. Ram's horns are long and thick, extending horizontally in a spiral shape, while ewe's horns are thin and short, and most of them extend obliquely outward. The bridge of the nose is raised, and the ears are big but not drooping; The chest is open, the back is straight, the cross is slightly higher, and the flat cone tail is close to the hip. The coat color is very mixed, and the service life is about 10- 15 years. Sheep are mainly distributed in the north of the Yangtze River in China.
Herbivorous ruminants have strong adaptability and can survive from arid and cold mountainous areas to hot and humid flat land. Good feeding conditions, perennial estrus; The condition is poor, and estrus is concentrated in late summer and early autumn. The estrous cycle is about 17 days. The gestation period is about 150 days. Sheep have the closest relationship with the life of ancient ancestors, and have a deep historical origin with the development of traditional culture in China, which affects the emergence and development of China's writing, diet, morality, etiquette, aesthetics and other cultures.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Sheep.