Research On Livestock And Poultry Feed And Its Utilization During The Ming And Qing Dynasties

As a nutrient source for livestock and poultry,feed is an important condition for its growth.Since human beings began to raise livestock and poultry,feed has emerged.According to the growth needs of livestock and poultry,under the encouragement of the government and its own interest needs,it actively explores all kinds of feed,and optimizes feed processing and preservation in long.term practice.As a result,the feed system has been continuously improved.During the Ming and Qing dynasties,livestock and poultry feed ushered in the most rapid development stage.The development of social economy,animal husbandry and agronomy during this period has provided opportunities for the development of animal feed.During the Ming and Qing Dynasties,the types.of feeds grew rapidly.People vigorously opened up feed resources for livestock and poultry.As long as they are non-toxic and harmless,they can serve as food for livestock and poultry.At the same time,the feed processing method has made great progress.First of all,people no longer rigidly adhere to the past single feed treatment method,and the fermentation method is generally used to deal with common green feed;Secondly,the application of feed formula is more extensive,according to the nutrition required by livestock and poultry,different feeds are matched to make a contribution to the increase of livestock and poultry feed varieties,the improvement of palatability,and the overall nutrition.The use of feed during the Ming and Qing dynasties was very distinctive.Feeding livestock and poultry was considered as the main mode of utilization of feeds,and it’s heading for the direction of refinement during this period.People gradually abandoned the idea of using livestock as a tool,while the coexistence pattern of "reciprocity and mutual benefit of livestock and poultry and seeking mutual benefit" was advocated.In order to realize this idea,farmers have actively explored the relationship between themselves,environment,science and livestock feed,and combined the use of livestock feed with the use of fertilizer to achieve the optimization of the production resource utilization rate and created the ancient ecological agriculture.At the same time,farmers and scholars have creatively added Chinese herbal medicines to feeds for livestock and poultry to make feedstuffs satisfying the need to prevent diseases and promote growth while allowing livestock and poultry to feed their stomachs.The use of livestock and poultry feed for veterinary medicine during this period The development of the theory played an important role.During the Ming and Qing Dynasties,the use of livestock and poultry feed was more flexible and varied,showing different characteristics,fully representing the wisdom of ancient workers.The progress made in livestock and poultry feed during the Ming and Qing dynasties ’also had a very significant impact.Under the constraints of the natural environment,people actively select suitable livestock and poultry breeds based on existing resources and form an animal husbandry industrial structure with era characteristics.Livestock and poultry farming based on economics has led to the development of household animal husbandry,which has also greatly improved animal husbandry technology during this period.