An analysis of why cattle and sheep use licking bricks?


Release time:

2020-11-20

Then let's analyze why cattle and sheep use licking bricks? Because both cattle and sheep are ruminants, and we know that ruminants have four stomachs: rumen, reticulum, flap stomach and zou stomach. The rumen, like rumen, is a huge fermentation tank and a warehouse for storing grass. When grazing in the wild, grass is hastily fed into the rumen. When returning to the shed at night to rest, the grass in the rumen is returned to the mouth, ground with teeth, and then enter the rumen for fermentation under the action of rumen ciliates. This process is called "ruminating" and in some places is also called "chewing". Ruminant is a unique physiological characteristic of ruminants such as cattle and sheep, which is very important. If the rumination becomes weak, indigestion and tumoral flatulence can occur. In severe cases, it will endanger lives and cause huge economic losses.

 

Lick bricks as ruminant feed, in the country has been.More than 30 years of history, more distant abroad. In recent years, licking bricks have not been paid attention to. To be more precise, licking bricks have not been developed and promoted. The main reasons are: first, the cultivation level is low; second, the publicity is not enough, and many people do not understand the licking bricks; third, the manufacturing level is limited, The quality of the licking bricks does not meet the requirements; fourth, low-cost and inferior licking bricks affect people's perception of the function of licking bricks; of licking; of course, there are economic reasons. In short, there are several reasons that hinder the development of licking bricks.

 

So let's analyze why cows and sheep use licking bricks?Because both cattle and sheep are ruminants, we know that ruminants have four stomachs: the rumen, the reticulum, the flap stomach, and the zou stomach. The rumen, like rumen, is a huge fermentation tank and a warehouse for storing grass. When grazing in the wild, grass is hastily fed into the rumen. When returning to the shed at night to rest, the grass in the rumen is returned to the mouth, ground with teeth, and then enter the rumen for fermentation under the action of rumen ciliates. This process is called"Rumination", also known as "chewing" in some places ". Ruminant is a unique physiological characteristic of ruminants such as cattle and sheep, which is very important. If the rumination becomes weak, indigestion and tumoral flatulence can occur. In severe cases, it will endanger lives and cause huge economic losses.

 

Cattle and sheep this kind of ruminant likes to lick, have the habit of lick, even eat grass by the tongue lick in. By licking with the tongue, it stimulates the peripheral nerves of the tongue and promotes rumination. The more licking, the more stimulation, the stronger the rumination ability, the easier it is to digest, the healthier the cattle and sheep, the better they grow, and the more wool, milk and meat they produce. The greater the power of the cattle, the higher the efficiency of farming, and a customer once used licking bricks to feed the bullfight and won the first prize. Foreign cattle and sheep experts found that the paint on the walls of the shed was licked off by cattle and sheep when they were breeding cattle and sheep in the shed. After expert analysis, it was found that the paint contained a variety of mineral elements, of which salt was the most familiar and cheapest one. People have been used to feeding salt to cattle and sheep. According to the characteristics and needs of cattle and sheep, foreign experts have developed special licking bricks for cattle and sheep. As a result, cattle and sheep that lick bricks no longer lick walls, but prefer to lick bricks. Growth rate, fur appearance, fat, health and yield have been greatly improved, so cattle and sheep licking bricks are very popular in countries with developed animal husbandry.

 

In short, licking bricks is very important for cattle and sheep. If your cattle and sheep haven't used licking bricks yet, you can try licking bricks for them. Maybe they will be very happy!