What are the characteristics and breeding skills of Simmental cattle?

Simmental cattle are not heat-tolerant, especially pure Simmental cattle, but this problem has been solved in many places by crossing and improving local beef cattle breeds. Its resistance is slightly worse than that of local yellow cattle, so it is suitable for captivity. Fast growth, cold tolerance, roughage tolerance, large individuals, relatively more breeding in the north, mainly concentrated in Shandong, Northeast China, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi and other places. Simmental cattle have obvious advantages in captivity, large size and rapid growth in the later stage. It can adapt to the environment and climate in most parts of the country by crossing with local cattle breeds, and it is very popular.

Simmental cattle

In order to prevent the violent character of bulls, young bulls aged about 1 should wear nose rings and tie them on the upper part of the bull's head, so that bulls will not feel inconvenient when eating. Bulls should adhere to double rope traction, that is, two people pull on the left and right sides of the cow respectively, and people should keep a distance from the cow. For fierce breeding bulls, they should be pulled with hooks.

Exercise is an important job in breeding bulls. Proper exercise can ensure the bull's active behavior, docile temperament, strong sexual desire and excellent semen quality, and can also prevent limb and hoof deformation and cattle body from getting fat. Bull breeders must exercise once in the morning and once in the afternoon, and each exercise should be about 1 hour.

Simmental cattle

Dust and dirt between the horns, forehead and neck of bulls should be wiped frequently to prevent the habit of scratching and damage. Brush cows every day. This is not only to maintain skin hygiene, but also to enhance the compatibility between humans and animals, which is conducive to raising and managing it. Cattle are often unable to reproduce because of hoof disease, resulting in economic losses. Therefore, it is necessary to regularly check whether the hoof toe is abnormal, usually pay attention to cleaning up the dirt attached under the hoof, and treat the hoof disease in time when it is found, and repair and correct the hoof shape once a year in spring and autumn.

Simmental cattle

It originated in Switzerland, not a pure beef cattle, but a breed with both milk and meat. Its milk yield is high, its meat production performance is not worse than that of ordinary beef cattle, and its service performance is also very good. It is a large-scale variety with both milk, meat and service, and is called all-round cow by the animal husbandry community.

The coat color of this cow is yellow and white flowers or red and white flowers. The head, chest, lower abdomen, limbs and tail broom are mostly white, the leather limbs are pink, and the head is long and the face is wide. The angle is thin and curved outward and upward, and the tip is slightly upward. The neck length is medium; The body is long, cylindrical and muscular; The forequarters are more developed than the hindquarters, with deep breasts, wide and flat hips, strong limbs and muscular thighs. The breasts are well developed. The weight of an adult bull is almost 800- 1200 kg, and that of a cow is 650-800 kg.

Simmental cattle