A kind of Chinese herbal medicine feed for duck breeding and preparation method

By using feed made from selected Chinese herbal medicines, the disease prevention and control problem of relying on chemical drugs in traditional duck breeding is solved, and the effect of enhancing duck disease resistance, promoting growth and improving meat quality is achieved.

CN119769647APending Publication Date: 2025-04-08LESHAN JI LIUNIANG FOOD CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202411922752.3
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CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
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Filing Date
2024-12-25
Publication Date
2025-04-08

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Technical Problem

In the traditional duck breeding model, disease prevention and control relies on the use of a large number of chemical drugs and antibiotics, resulting in drug residues, bacterial resistance, and food safety and quality problems.

Method used

A selected variety of Chinese herbal medicines are used to grind it after washing and drying, and accurately proportion with water at 1:10. Soak, boil and slow boil in cold water. The soup is filtered out and boiled and mixed again. It is fed directly to the duck as feed, and the remaining medicine residue is ground into fine powder and proportioned to the feed.

Benefits of technology

Through Chinese herbal feed production, we can enhance the disease resistance of ducks, promote growth, improve meat quality, reduce drug residues, and improve food safety and market competitiveness.

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Abstract

The invention discloses a Chinese herbal medicine feed for duck breeding and a preparation method thereof. A plurality of Chinese herbal medicines are selected, cleaned, and dried before grinding, and accurately mixed with water in a ratio of 1:10, first soaked in cold water for 30-40 minutes, boiled over high heat, then slowly boiled over low heat for 30 minutes, and then the soup is filtered out, and then an appropriate amount of clean water is added for secondary boiling, and after filtering out, the soups boiled twice are fully mixed, and directly fed to ducks after cooling; the remaining medicinal residues after boiling are ground into fine powder, mixed with feed, and then fed to ducks.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of Chinese herbal medicine feed for duck breeding, and in particular to a Chinese herbal medicine feed for duck breeding and a preparation method thereof. Background Art

[0002] In the field of duck farming, the traditional farming model faces many challenges. On the one hand, disease prevention and control has always been a key issue in the farming process. With the increase in farming density and changes in the farming environment, ducks are susceptible to various infectious diseases, such as duck plague, duck viral hepatitis, avian influenza, etc. In order to control the occurrence and spread of diseases, farmers often use a large number of chemical drugs and antibiotics. However, the long-term abuse of chemical drugs and antibiotics has brought a series of serious negative effects. The problem of drug residues not only endangers the health of consumers, but also makes the sales of duck meat in domestic and foreign markets face many restrictions and trade barriers. At the same time, the excessive use of antibiotics also leads to the emergence of bacterial resistance, which greatly reduces the effectiveness of drug treatment when facing disease outbreaks, increasing farming risks and costs.

[0003] On the other hand, consumers have increasing demands for food safety and quality. People prefer green and healthy poultry products without drug residues. Driven by this market demand, it is imperative to find safe and effective alternative methods to ensure the healthy growth of ducks and improve the quality of meat.

[0004] The application of Chinese herbal medicine in livestock and poultry farming has a long history and rich experience. Many Chinese herbal medicines have multiple biological activities such as antibacterial, antiviral, regulating the body's immune function, and promoting digestion and absorption. For example, astragalus, isatis root and honeysuckle are widely used in traditional medicine to prevent and treat diseases; hawthorn, malt, etc. help promote digestion; licorice has the function of regulating immunity and detoxification. The rational formulation of these Chinese herbal medicines for duck farming is expected to enhance the disease resistance of ducks and promote their growth and development while reducing the use of chemical drugs. At the same time, it will improve the quality and flavor of meat products, meet the market demand for green and safe duck meat products, and provide new ideas and methods for the sustainable development of duck farming. Summary of the invention

[0005] Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned shortcomings, the present invention provides a Chinese herbal medicine feed for duck farming and a preparation method. Select a variety of Chinese herbal medicines, wash and dry them, grind them, and accurately mix them with water in a ratio of 1:10. Soak them in cold water for 30-40 minutes, boil them over high heat, then simmer them over low heat for 30 minutes, filter out the soup, add an appropriate amount of clean water for a second boiling, and after filtering, fully mix the soups boiled twice, and feed them directly to ducks after cooling; grind the remaining medicinal residues into fine powder, mix them with feed, and feed them to ducks.

[0006] The present invention is achieved in this way: a Chinese herbal medicine feed for duck breeding is constructed, characterized in that it comprises the following composition in weight ratio: 5-10 parts of astragalus, 5-10 parts of isatis root, 5-10 parts of honeysuckle, 15-30 parts of bran, 15-30 parts of shrimp powder, 10-20 parts of hawthorn, 5-10 parts of rhubarb, 5-10 parts of maltose, 10-20 parts of double flower, 10-20 parts of licorice, and 10-15 parts of fish grass; the Chinese herbal medicine is ground after washing and drying, and accurately mixed with water in a ratio of 1:10, first soaked in cold water for 30-40 minutes, boiled over high heat, then simmered over low heat for 30 minutes, and then the soup is filtered out, and then an appropriate amount of clean water is added for secondary boiling, and after filtering out, the soups boiled twice are fully mixed, and directly fed to ducks after cooling; the remaining medicinal residues from boiling are ground into fine powder, mixed with feed and then fed to ducks.

[0007] According to the present invention, a Chinese herbal medicine feed for duck farming is characterized in that the composition specifically comprises: 8 parts of astragalus, 8 parts of isatis root, 7 parts of honeysuckle, 20 parts of bran, 20 parts of shrimp meal, 15 parts of hawthorn, 6 parts of rhubarb, 8 parts of maltose, 15 parts of double flower, 15 parts of licorice; and 12 parts of fish vanilla.

[0008] A method for preparing Chinese herbal medicine feed for duck farming, characterized by comprising the following steps: a. Process the Chinese herbal medicines, wash and air-dry them; b. Grind the washed and air-dried Chinese herbal medicines; c. Accurately mix the ground Chinese herbal medicines with water in a ratio of 1:10 to obtain a mixture; d. Soak the mixture in cold water for 30-40 minutes; e. Boil the soaked mixture over high heat and then simmer over low heat for 30 minutes, then filter out the soup to obtain the first boiled soup; f. Add appropriate amount of clean water to the residue after filtering out the first boiled soup, boil it for the second time, filter out the soup, and obtain the second boiled soup; g. Fully mix the first boiled soup and the second boiled soup to obtain the Chinese herbal medicine soup for feeding ducks; h. Grind the residue left after the second boil in step f into fine powder to obtain Chinese herbal medicine residue powder for mixing with ducks for feeding.

[0009] The method for preparing Chinese herbal medicine feed for duck farming according to the present invention is characterized in that the appropriate amount of clean water in step f is 55% of the amount of water used in the first boiling.

[0010] The method for preparing Chinese herbal medicine feed for duck farming according to the present invention is characterized in that soup feeding is adopted: the obtained Chinese herbal medicine residue powder is added with hot water at a temperature of 60 degrees and cooled to form soup, which is directly fed to the ducks at regular times and in fixed quantities every day according to the age and weight. The young ducks are fed small amounts multiple times, and the adult ducks are fed gradually according to the regulations; preparations containing more than ten kinds of selected Chinese herbal medicines and supporting feeding methods are provided to enhance the disease resistance of ducks, promote growth, and ensure the quality of meat.

[0011] The invention has the following advantages: more than ten kinds of Chinese herbal medicines are selected, cleaned, dried and then ground, accurately mixed with water in a ratio of 1:10, first soaked in cold water for 30-40 minutes, boiled over high heat, then simmered over low heat for 30 minutes, the soup is filtered out, and then an appropriate amount of clean water is added for secondary boiling. After filtering out, the soups boiled twice are fully mixed, and directly fed to ducks after cooling; the remaining medicinal residues are ground into fine powder, mixed with feed and fed to ducks.

[0012] The beneficial effects of the Chinese herbal medicine feed for duck farming described in this application include: 1. Enhance ducks' disease resistance: The synergistic effect of various Chinese herbal medicines: Astragalus has the effects of enhancing the body's immunity and anti-virus; Isatis root can clear away heat and detoxify, cool blood and relieve sore throat, and has an inhibitory effect on various pathogens and viruses; Honeysuckle also has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, antibacterial and antiviral. These Chinese herbal medicines combined together form a powerful antibacterial and antiviral system, which can effectively prevent and resist common infectious diseases in ducks, such as duck plague and duck flu, and significantly reduce the incidence of ducks.

[0013] Regulate the body's immune balance: Licorice has the function of regulating the body's immune function, can promote the activity and proliferation of immune cells, keep the duck's immune system in a stable and efficient state, better cope with the invasion of external pathogens, and improve the duck's own disease resistance threshold.

[0014] 2. Promoting the growth of ducks: Improve digestion and absorption function: Hawthorn is rich in organic acids and digestive enzymes, which can promote the peristalsis of the duck's gastrointestinal tract, help digest food, and improve feed utilization. Bran is rich in dietary fiber, which can promote the growth and reproduction of beneficial intestinal microorganisms, optimize the intestinal microecological environment, and further enhance digestion and absorption capacity, so that ducks can obtain more nutrients from feed, provide sufficient energy and nutrients for growth, and promote rapid weight growth.

[0015] Provides a high-quality protein source: Shrimp meal is a high-quality protein supplement that is rich in a variety of essential amino acids. These amino acids are basic substances necessary for the growth and development of ducks. They can promote the growth and repair of muscle tissue, making the ducks grow stronger and the meat firmer.

[0016] 3. Ensuring meat quality: Reduce drug residues: Since Chinese herbal preparations are used to replace some chemical drugs for disease prevention and growth promotion, chemical drug residues in duck meat are avoided, making the produced duck meat greener, healthier and safer, meeting consumers' demand for high-quality meat products, and helping to enhance the competitiveness of duck meat in the market and expand sales channels.

[0017] Improve meat flavor: Chinese herbs such as fish herb give duck meat a unique flavor and aroma, making the duck meat taste more delicious and increasing the added value of duck meat. At the same time, the natural ingredients of Chinese herbs can also affect the fat deposition and muscle fiber structure of duck meat to a certain extent, making the texture of duck meat more tender and juicy.

[0018] 4. Advantages of feeding method: Precision feeding: Feeding ducks at regular intervals and in fixed quantities according to their age and weight can meet the nutritional needs of ducks at different growth stages, avoid excess or insufficient nutrition, improve feed utilization efficiency, and reduce breeding costs. Feeding ducklings in small amounts and multiple times is in line with the fact that their digestive systems are not yet fully developed, which helps reduce the occurrence of problems such as indigestion; feeding adult ducks in regular increments can fully tap their growth potential and achieve efficient breeding.

[0019] Feeding with soup is easy to absorb: feeding the Chinese herbal medicine residue powder into soup is more conducive to the ducks' absorption and utilization of the effective ingredients of Chinese herbal medicine. Hot water helps the dissolution of the effective ingredients of Chinese herbal medicine. The cooled soup can be better swallowed and digested by ducks when feeding, so that the efficacy of Chinese herbal medicine can be more fully exerted, thereby better achieving the purpose of enhancing disease resistance, promoting growth and ensuring meat quality. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the embodiments, and the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0021] The present invention provides a Chinese herbal medicine feed for duck farming through improvement, which has the following embodiments; Embodiment 1, a Chinese herbal medicine feed for duck farming, comprising the following weight ratio composition: 5 parts of astragalus, 5 parts of isatis root, 5 parts of honeysuckle, 15 parts of bran, 15 parts of shrimp powder, 10 parts of hawthorn, 5 parts of rhubarb, 5 parts of maltose, 10 parts of double flower, 10 parts of licorice; 10 parts of fish vanilla. The Chinese herbal medicine composition is ground after washing and drying, and accurately mixed with water in a ratio of 1:10, first soaked in cold water for 30-40 minutes, boiled over high heat, then simmered over low heat for 30 minutes, filtered out the soup, and then added with an appropriate amount of clean water for a second boiling. After filtering out, the soups boiled twice are fully mixed, and directly fed to ducks after cooling; the remaining medicinal residues are ground into fine powder, mixed with feed and fed to ducks.

[0022] Embodiment 2, a Chinese herbal medicine feed for duck farming, comprising the following weight ratio composition: 8 parts of astragalus, 8 parts of isatis root, 7 parts of honeysuckle, 20 parts of bran, 20 parts of shrimp powder, 15 parts of hawthorn, 6 parts of rhubarb, 8 parts of maltose, 15 parts of double flower, 15 parts of licorice, 12 parts of fish vanilla. The Chinese herbal medicine is ground after washing and drying, and accurately mixed with water in a ratio of 1:10, first soaked in cold water for 30-40 minutes, boiled over high heat, then simmered over low heat for 30 minutes, filtered out the soup, and then added with an appropriate amount of clean water for a second boiling. After filtering out, the soups boiled twice are fully mixed, and directly fed to ducks after cooling; the remaining medicinal residues are ground into fine powder, mixed with feed and fed to ducks.

[0023] Embodiment 3, a Chinese herbal medicine feed for duck farming, comprising the following composition in weight ratio: 10 parts of astragalus, 10 parts of isatis root, 10 parts of honeysuckle, 30 parts of bran, 30 parts of shrimp powder, 20 parts of hawthorn, 10 parts of rhubarb, 10 parts of maltose, 20 parts of double flower, 20 parts of licorice, and 15 parts of fish grass; the Chinese herbal medicine is washed and dried and then ground, and accurately mixed with water in a ratio of 1:10, first soaked in cold water for 30-40 minutes, boiled over high heat, then simmered over low heat for 30 minutes, filtered out the soup, and then added with appropriate amount of clean water for a second boiling. After filtering out, the soups boiled twice are fully mixed, and after cooling, they are directly fed to ducks; the remaining medicinal residues are ground into fine powder, mixed with feed and then fed to ducks.

[0024] The following is the specific implementation process of the patent: 1. Raw material preparation: Prepare the raw materials according to the following weight ratio: 8 parts of astragalus, 8 parts of isatis root, 7 parts of honeysuckle, 20 parts of bran, 20 parts of shrimp powder, 15 parts of hawthorn, 6 parts of rhubarb, 8 parts of maltose, 15 parts of double flower, 15 parts of licorice, and 12 parts of fish herb. Strictly screen the above Chinese herbal raw materials to ensure that they are free of mold, impurities and good quality.

[0025] 2. Treatment of Chinese herbal medicines: Washing: Place the selected Chinese herbal medicines in clean water and carefully clean the dust, dirt and other impurities on the surface. Stir appropriately during the washing process to ensure thorough cleaning. Drying: Spread the washed Chinese herbal medicines evenly in a well-ventilated, sunny but avoid direct sunlight place for drying until the surface of the Chinese herbal medicines is dry and the water content is reduced to a suitable level for grinding, generally controlled at around 10% - 15%.

[0026] 3. Grinding operation: Put the dried Chinese herbal medicine into professional grinding equipment, such as a Chinese medicine grinder, and grind it into fine powder. The powder must have a uniform particle size and be able to pass through a sieve of [specific mesh number] to ensure that the active ingredients can be fully dissolved during the subsequent boiling process.

[0027] 4. Cooking process: Accurate proportion: accurately weigh and proportion the ground Chinese herbal powder and water in a ratio of 1:10. For example, if 100g of the mixed Chinese herbal powder is weighed, add 1000ml of water and use an electronic balance with an accuracy of 0.1g and a measuring cup with a scale of 1ml to obtain a mixture.

[0028] Soak in cold water: Place the well-proportioned mixture in a container, add cold water, and soak for 30-40 minutes. Stir appropriately during this period to allow the Chinese herbal powder to fully absorb water and moisten, which is conducive to the dissolution of active ingredients.

[0029] First boiling: Place the soaked mixture on the stove and heat it to boiling over high heat. The temperature of high heat should be controlled within a specific temperature range, such as 95℃-105℃. Immediately after boiling, switch to low heat and simmer for 30 minutes. The temperature of low heat should be maintained at [60℃-70℃]. During the boiling process, close observation should be made to prevent the soup from overflowing, and stir it in time to ensure even heating. After the boiling is completed, filter out the soup with a strainer to obtain the first boiling soup, and collect it for later use.

[0030] Secondary boiling: add 55% of the water used in the first boiling to the residue after filtering out the first boiling juice, that is, if 1000ml of water was used in the first boiling, add 550ml of water this time. Boil again according to the above steps of boiling over high heat and then simmering over low heat for 30 minutes, then filter out the juice to obtain the second boiling juice.

[0031] Soup mixing: Pour the first and second simmered soups into the same container, stir and mix them thoroughly to obtain the Chinese herbal soup for duck feeding.

[0032] Through the above specific implementation methods, Chinese herbal medicine feed for duck farming can be prepared stably and efficiently, and fed according to a scientific and reasonable feeding method, thereby achieving the purpose of enhancing the disease resistance of ducks, promoting growth and ensuring meat quality.

[0033] The beneficial effects of the Chinese herbal medicine feed for duck farming described in this application include: 1. Enhance ducks' disease resistance: The synergistic effect of various Chinese herbal medicines: Astragalus has the effects of enhancing the body's immunity and anti-virus; Isatis root can clear away heat and detoxify, cool blood and relieve sore throat, and has an inhibitory effect on various pathogens and viruses; Honeysuckle also has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, antibacterial and antiviral. These Chinese herbal medicines combined together form a powerful antibacterial and antiviral system, which can effectively prevent and resist common infectious diseases in ducks, such as duck plague and duck flu, and significantly reduce the incidence of ducks.

[0034] Regulate the body's immune balance: Licorice has the function of regulating the body's immune function, can promote the activity and proliferation of immune cells, keep the duck's immune system in a stable and efficient state, better cope with the invasion of external pathogens, and improve the duck's own disease resistance threshold.

[0035] 2. Promoting the growth of ducks: Improve digestion and absorption function: Hawthorn is rich in organic acids and digestive enzymes, which can promote the peristalsis of the duck's gastrointestinal tract, help digest food, and improve feed utilization. Bran is rich in dietary fiber, which can promote the growth and reproduction of beneficial intestinal microorganisms, optimize the intestinal microecological environment, and further enhance digestion and absorption capacity, so that ducks can obtain more nutrients from feed, provide sufficient energy and nutrients for growth, and promote rapid weight growth.

[0036] Provides a high-quality protein source: Shrimp meal is a high-quality protein supplement that is rich in a variety of essential amino acids. These amino acids are basic substances necessary for the growth and development of ducks. They can promote the growth and repair of muscle tissue, making the ducks grow stronger and the meat firmer.

[0037] 3. Ensuring meat quality: Reduce drug residues: Since Chinese herbal preparations are used to replace some chemical drugs for disease prevention and growth promotion, chemical drug residues in duck meat are avoided, making the produced duck meat greener, healthier and safer, meeting consumers' demand for high-quality meat products, and helping to enhance the competitiveness of duck meat in the market and expand sales channels.

[0038] Improve meat flavor: Chinese herbs such as fish herb give duck meat a unique flavor and aroma, making the duck meat taste more delicious and increasing the added value of duck meat. At the same time, the natural ingredients of Chinese herbs can also affect the fat deposition and muscle fiber structure of duck meat to a certain extent, making the texture of duck meat more tender and juicy.

[0039] 4. Advantages of feeding method: Precision feeding: Feeding ducks at regular intervals and in fixed quantities according to their age and weight can meet the nutritional needs of ducks at different growth stages, avoid over- or under-nutrition, improve feed utilization efficiency, and reduce breeding costs. Feeding ducklings in small amounts and multiple times is in line with the fact that their digestive systems are not yet fully developed, which helps reduce the occurrence of problems such as indigestion; feeding adult ducks in regular increments can fully tap their growth potential and achieve efficient breeding.

[0040] Feeding with soup is easy to absorb: feeding the Chinese herbal medicine residue powder into soup is more conducive to the ducks' absorption and utilization of the effective ingredients of Chinese herbal medicine. Hot water helps the dissolution of the effective ingredients of Chinese herbal medicine. The cooled soup can be better swallowed and digested by ducks when feeding, so that the efficacy of Chinese herbal medicine can be more fully exerted, thereby better achieving the purpose of enhancing disease resistance, promoting growth and ensuring meat quality.

[0041] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables one skilled in the art to implement or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be apparent to one skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention will not be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but rather to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A Chinese herbal medicine feed for duck farming, characterized in that: The invention comprises the following composition in weight ratio: 5-10 parts of astragalus, 5-10 parts of isatis root, 5-10 parts of honeysuckle, 15-30 parts of bran, 15-30 parts of shrimp powder, 10-20 parts of hawthorn, 5-10 parts of rhubarb, 5-10 parts of maltose, 10-20 parts of double flower, 10-20 parts of liquorice and 10-15 parts of fish herb; the Chinese herbal medicines are washed and dried before being ground, accurately mixed with water in a ratio of 1:10, first soaked in cold water for 30-40 minutes, boiled over high heat, then simmered over low heat for 30 minutes, the soup is filtered out, and then an appropriate amount of clean water is added for secondary boiling, after filtering out, the soups boiled twice are fully mixed, and directly fed to ducks after cooling; the remaining medicinal residues are ground into fine powder, mixed with feed and fed to ducks.

2. A Chinese herbal medicine feed for duck farming, characterized in that: The composition specifically comprises: 8 parts of astragalus, 8 parts of isatis root, 7 parts of honeysuckle, 20 parts of bran, 20 parts of shrimp powder, 15 parts of hawthorn, 6 parts of rhubarb, 8 parts of maltose, 15 parts of double flower, 15 parts of liquorice; and 12 parts of fish vanilla.

3. A method for preparing Chinese herbal medicine feed for duck farming, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: a. Processing the Chinese herbal medicine, washing and drying the Chinese herbal medicine; b. Grinding the washed and air-dried Chinese herbal medicines; c. accurately mix the ground Chinese herbal medicine and water in a ratio of 1:10 to obtain a mixture; d. Soak the mixture in cold water for 30-40 minutes; e. Bring the mixture to a boil over high heat and then simmer for 30 minutes over low heat. Then filter out the soup to obtain the first boiled soup. f. Add an appropriate amount of water to the residue after filtering out the first boiled soup for a second boil, filter out the soup, and obtain the second boiled soup; g. The first boiled soup and the second boiled soup were fully mixed to obtain a herbal soup for feeding ducks; h. Grind the residue remaining after the second boiling in step f into fine powder to obtain Chinese herbal medicine residue powder, which is used for feeding ducks in a proportion.

4. The method for preparing Chinese herbal medicine feed for duck breeding according to claim 3, characterized in that: The appropriate amount of clean water in step f is 55% of the amount of water used in the first boiling.

5. The method for preparing Chinese herbal medicine feed for duck breeding according to claim 3, characterized in that: The feeding method is soup feeding: the obtained Chinese herbal medicine residue powder is added with hot water at a temperature of 60 degrees and cooled to form soup. It is directly fed to the ducklings at regular times and in fixed quantities every day according to their age and weight. Young ducks are fed small amounts multiple times, and adult ducks are fed gradually according to regulations. Preparations containing more than ten kinds of selected Chinese herbal medicines and supporting feeding methods are provided to enhance the ducks' disease resistance, promote growth, and ensure the quality of meat.