Feeding Store Lambs
The Do’s and Don’ts
• Feed quality concertrates
• Feed cost effectively
• Only feed lambs ready to be fed
• Don’t feed lambs too far from finish
• Compliment roots with concentrates
• Ad LIB feed gradually (build up over 5-10 days
To feed Lambs to finish for more than six weeks is not cost effective.
Feed to finish with NQF
Ewe management before and during tupping
Planned Ewe Management at least 6 weeks before tupping
• Feet
• Body condition
• Trace element supplementation
• Grazing management
• Rising Plane of nutrition
• Feed supplementation where necessary
• Tup Management!!
Improve Conceptions with NQF
Creep Feeding Suckled Calves
WHY?
• Improve Performance
• Supplement Milk
• Supplement reducing Grass – Quantity/quality
• Help overcome weaning stress
• Help overcome Housing stress
• Improve Fleshing & Bloom
• Improve returns
Improve margins with NQF