2. Strong reproductive ability: Bethune turkey is the only species in the turkey family that can naturally mate and hatch by itself. Only 1 female turkey can lay about 100 ~ 160 eggs a year. A turkey can start laying eggs from birth to 6~7 months. Every time it lays eggs 15~25, it will hatch for about 26 days, and a little turkey will be born.
3. Low cost of raw materials: the feed is widely available, and vegetables, grasses, sweet potatoes, wheat, rice, corn and wild plants are all excellent feeds. If you plant high-quality pasture, the feeding benefit will be higher;
4. Strong resistance: Bethune turkey is cold and heat resistant. It can spend the night or lay eggs in Amb Lee like summer. Strong anti-stress and disease resistance, easier to raise than chickens, geese and ducks. The adaptability is wide, and it can be shed or grazed in plains, mountainous areas and semi-mountainous areas. The house and equipment are simple, which can be used for intensive feeding and yard stocking.
5. Fast weight gain and rough feeding tolerance: normal weight of cock 10 kg, normal weight of hen about 5 kg, and 4-month-old chick 6 kg, which is more than 6 times faster than domestic chickens. Tolerance to coarse feeding (30%-40% grass is edible) has high feed reward, and the feed-meat ratio is 2.5-2.7: 1.
6. Good meat quality and high nutrition: Bethune turkey has low fat, high lean meat rate and the lowest cholesterol content, while protein is high, making it a leader in protein production among livestock and poultry.
7. Less investment, quick effect, wide coverage and high benefit: a hen lays at least 100 eggs a year, and the average body length of each hen after hatching is 5 kg. If the lowest price is 10 yuan/kg and the average cost per hen is 15 yuan, the profit of raising 10 hens can reach 350,000 yuan. Because of its strong adaptability to the environment, wide eating habits, rough feeding tolerance, grazing, insects and other characteristics, it does not use much labor, so it can not only make full use of idle labor, but also make full use of crop straws, leaves, weeds, fruits and vegetables, and turn the advantages of grass planting resources into commodity economic advantages. It is a new type of grass-eating and grain-saving special aquaculture industry in China.
8. Suitable for China market: the weight is smaller than that of ordinary turkeys, which is more suitable for the consumption characteristics of China. Every turkey has the right weight, which is more suitable for family restaurants.
Bethune turkey has the advantages of fast growth, strong disease resistance, wide adaptability, mild temperament, strong reproduction, high profit, better meat quality than other kinds of turkeys, slightly smaller weight, suitable for China people's dietary characteristics, natural mating and so on, and is deeply loved by farmers and consumers. Some countries in Europe and America use turkeys instead of beef, mutton and pork. At present, the number of turkeys in China is very small, which can not meet the demand of the domestic market, and most of them rely on imports. Turkey farming in China has been included in the national spark plan.