Sheep
'Surprising number of farmers feeding low energy rations'
A surprising number of farmers have been purchasing meal containing average quality ingredients making up 40% plus of rations, according to...
Late Pregnancy Nutrition
Sheep
Reducing meal costs by making use of scanning results
For mid-season lambing flocks, concentrate supplementation will have begun on many farms, as the lambing season edges closer. Many flocks...
Sheep
Late-pregnancy nutrition: Check your protein levels when supplementing ewes
Late-pregnancy nutrition is an important stage in the lamb production system on many sheep farms as it affects the subsequent...
Sheep
Are you feeding your ewes enough in late pregnancy?
Energy is the first limiting factor in the late pregnancy diet of a ewe. However, protein also has an important...
Sheep
Late pregnancy nutrition: Have you tested your silage?
Late pregnancy is a critical period on sheep farms, as 85% of all foetal lamb growth occurs in the final...