eurekapd Chapter 109: Prolific like a sow
Chapter 109: Prolific like a sow
When Gu Chang ran to the pig farm panting, he saw Gu Laosi and his colleagues had just finished their busy work in the breeding area.
Gu Laosi and his companions arrived at the pig farm early this morning and were shocked to find that several sows in the farm had already given birth.
There are a total of eight sows in the pig farm, including four Taihu sows and four Licha black pigs.
When Gu Laosi and the others arrived in the morning, three of the four black pigs had given birth, and the other was in the process of giving birth.
Gu Laosi took an inventory and discovered to his disbelief that these three Licha black pigs had actually given birth to 46 piglets!
Now they are all burrowing into the sow's arms, trying to drink milk!
When Gu Chang hurried over, the last black pig had just given birth. Gu Laosi counted them and was shocked to find that it had given birth to eighteen piglets!
Together with the 46 piglets above, there are a total of 64 piglets! On average, one sow gave birth to 16 piglets!
You know, an ordinary Licha black pig sow usually only gives birth to 10-15 pigs!
Several people marveled at the number of piglets this sow gave birth to, saying that it was too many!
No wonder the saying goes “as productive as a sow”!
This pig is so fertile!
"Xiao Chang! Where did you buy this boar? It's so awesome!" exclaimed Gu Laosi.
"What are you talking about? Can this be achieved by just the boar? It's obviously the sow that is stronger, okay?" said the uncle on the side.
"We have to thank our uncles for taking such good care of these pigs!"
Gu Chang shook his head and said with a smile.
Gu Laosi and the others are even speaking for the boars and sows!
Of course, Gu Chang also knew that this was also due to the 60 percent birth rate growth rate of the third-level pig farm!
Look at the little piglets, who are desperately trying to grab milk. In order to get a bite of milk, they keep pulling their brothers and sisters next to them. Some piglets are so arrogant that they step on the heads of other piglets and show off the milk crazily!
So many little pigs appeared at once. Although Gu Chang was mentally prepared, he was still a little shocked!
More than sixty little pigs!
Crowded in the sow's arms!
"By the way, how are the four Taihu sows next to them? Are they about to give birth?" Gu Chang suddenly asked.
I almost forgot, this is only half of the sows, there are four more sows ready to give birth next to them!
Moreover, it is the Taihu pig which is famous for its high productivity!
When these four sows give birth again, Gu Chang couldn't imagine how many piglets there would be in the pig farm and what a lively scene it would be.
Gu Chang felt mixed emotions when he thought that he might soon have more than a hundred piglets!
How much food does this require!
"I'm sorry to bother you all these two days. Please take good care of these sows and give them more nutritious food. Otherwise, these piglets will be difficult to raise!" Gu Chang said worriedly.
"Don't worry, Xiao Chang!" said Gu Laosi.
"We've prepared it long in advance!"
"There are a lot of young leaves of the mulberry tree that we cut yesterday piled up in front. When the time comes, we can feed them to the sows together with fruits and hay. This stuff can help increase milk production!" said Gu Laosi.
Gu Chang nodded. He knew about mulberry leaves. When he was young, he often saw villagers cutting mulberry leaves to feed pigs.
The leaves of the mulberry tree have a unique and refreshing fragrance, which is very popular with pigs, so pigs eat more of them.
Moreover, after eating mulberry leaves, pigs will become a little sleepy and grow better.
When he was in college, Gu Chang also studied the use of mulberry leaves to feed pigs with his teacher Wang Linghai.
Later it was discovered that the digestibility of feed made from paper mulberry leaves can reach over 80%, making it a very good natural pig feed.
Gu Chang thought for a moment and said, "I'll give you another 1000 yuan. Go to the village and buy some soybeans and peanuts. Cook them and add them to the pig feed according to the proportion. Feed them to these sows!"
Things like soybeans and peanuts are high-protein plants. Eating them can replenish the physical fitness of pregnant and lactating sows and also promote lactation, killing two birds with one stone!
"Okay, we have this thing at home, it's not valuable." Gu Laosi said with a smile.
"That's perfect. According to the market price, it's only one thousand yuan." Gu Chang said with a smile.
Gu Laosi and the others' eyes lit up. What a great relationship!
Things like soybeans and peanuts are worthless in the village!
The quality of these things grown in the mountains is average. They are okay to eat at home, but the price is too low if you sell them!
According to the market prices of soybeans and peanuts, it is actually a great bargain for Gu Laosi and his friends!
Gu Chang must be aware of this, but this can also be considered a benefit for Gu Laosi and his colleagues who work hard on the pig farm!
After arranging everything, Gu Chang observed the piglets for a while.
Then I went to take a look at the Taihu sows. I wonder how many piglets these Taihu pigs can give birth to?
Gu Chang is very much looking forward to it!