Turkey information

Turkey, also known as the seven-faced bird, originated in America and is a kind of high-grade game rare bird introduced from abroad.

economic value

The turkey is tender and delicious, and it tastes good. The protein content of turkey is 20% higher than that of other birds, while the fat content is 265,438+0% lower and the cholesterol content is low. Turkey is mainly herbivorous, with tender meat, no odor, no drug residue, pure and delicious taste, suitable for all ages, suitable for high-end dining tables and ordinary families, and is a nutritious and delicious product.

Breeding benefit

Turkey has the characteristics of big body, fast growth, high meat yield, strong reproduction, convenient management and high efficiency.

Turkeys are big and grow fast. Under normal circumstances, 140 days, the heavy turkey cock can reach 16 ~ 20kg, and the hen can reach 9 ~ 15kg. Medium-sized turkey cocks can reach 13~ 15 kg, and hens can reach 8~ 10 kg; Light turkey cock can reach 10~ 12 kg, and hen can reach 5~8 kg.

Turkey produces a lot of meat. Turkey has developed breast meat and leg meat, accounting for more than 40% of the live weight, with a live slaughter rate of 64% and a carcass slaughter rate of more than 85%.

Turkey is fertile. Each turkey can produce 180 eggs per year by artificial incubation, and 80~ 100 eggs per year by natural incubation. The fertilization rate and hatching rate are above 90%. Generally, turkeys start laying eggs at the age of 6-7 months. They start to nest every time they lay 15-25 eggs, and the incubation period is 26-28 days. After the chicks hatch, they start to lay eggs again in about 65,438+00 days, and hatch again when the eggs are 65,438+05-25, and the production cycle is repeated. Using artificial incubation, you can continue to lay eggs and not let hens hold their nests.

Turkey is easy to manage. Turkey used to be a wild animal in America. It feeds on plant stalks, tender taste, seeds and insects. It can resist heat and cold, sleep in the wind and rain, dig up snow for food, and adapt to various harsh conditions. Artificial feeding, all crop straws are crushed into powder and mixed evenly, which can be used as turkey feed and suitable for house feeding and grazing. Raising 300~500 heads per person in rural areas will not affect their work. Little turkey is heavy and big, and its survival rate is high. Generally, the weight of newly hatched turkeys can reach110 ~130g, and the survival rate is over 95%.

Turkey has a high input-output ratio. Turkeys are herbivores, and they put in little concentrated feed. In addition to weeding, each turkey only needs to invest water, electricity and feed 20 yuan every year to achieve the effect of scientific feeding, with the income of 80~ 100 yuan and the input-output ratio of 1:4~5. It has the advantages of less input, more output and high benefit.

market analysis

Turkey is very popular abroad and has been farmed on a large scale. Although it has not been introduced for a long time in China, it has been included in the "National Spark" development and prosperity project because of its fast growth, large size, tender and delicious meat, rich nutrition and rapid national economic construction, and its development prospect is very considerable.