Ecological and technological aspects of the cultivation of commercial young blue fox (Vulpes lаgopus) with different methods of watering
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https://doi.org/10.31548/animal2019.01.047Keywords:
water quality, livestock breeding, blue fox, retention, wateringAbstract
Water quality is one of the main conditions for the normal functioning of living beings. The use of alcohol plays an important role in the commercial cultivation of farm animals. The production of clean livestock products directly depends on the sanitation and hygiene of its technological units. Therefore, the study of ecological and technological aspects of drinking farm animals is relevant and carries elements of scientific novelty. The purpose of our research was to study the ecological and technological aspects of the production of furs of fox (Vulpes lagopus) with the introduction of mechanized watering. It was found that after 2-12 hours after the manual distribution of water in open feedings, the pH of the water is significantly reduced, turbidity rises, and there is a specific odor and color. When mechanized watering of fox from an individual drinker, water indicators remain with normal limits. Experimentally proved that the method of watering does not affect оn the animals’ weight and growth. However, there is an improvement in the quality of fox skins (Vulpes lagopus) in the experimental group. In the experimental group there was a decrease in defects of flax, better color and skin style. Thus, in animals of the experimental group, when evaluating the skin, a larger proportion of the products of the first color group was set to 2 %, the first group of defects - by 4 %, the first - by 3 %. Therefore, the skins of the second group were valued higher than the control of 48 UAH. Capital investment in the introduction of mechanized drinking animals pays off in one year, therefore, to improve the quality of fur, increase profitability and production of environmentally friendly products, it is advisable to transfer kennels to automated watering.
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