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Country: Turkey
Dairy or/and meat sheep: Meat
Source of information: Industry, Association, Local Departments of Agr.
Level of solution: Knowledge
Aim: To benefit more efficient from communal rangelands and pastures for a better lamb production
Description:
- A booklet explain results of overgrazing in communal rangelands and its effect to flock’s nutrition management for a whole year period.
- Video for grazing rules and its effect for the holistic production will be distributed to Breeders Associations for them to show in their local events.
- Key note how and when to start grazing for lambs for different regions, cope with weaning stress
- A technical note on feed related diarrhea and how to switch feeding from indoor to outdoor, rotational grazing
- Key practices focus on the grazing during pre-mating, gestation, lambing and post lambing
Expected benefits: Better grassland management will improve flock’s nutritive requirement and therefore reduce lamb loses.
Prerequisites and/or limits:
- Moderate understanding of environment and weaning principles is essential
- Farmers need to know overgrazing results and learn how to benefit from grasslands more efficiently with basic techniques
- Requires frequent training and time spending with farmers for feed regime changes
- They need to understand bad management of natural resource =no animal=no food
Scientific references:
Hinch et al 2013. Effects of three whole farmlet management systems on Merino fat scores and reproduction. Animal Production Science 53, 740-749; Keady et al., 2009. An evaluation of two grassland systems of mid-season lamb production using prolific ewes of two genotypes. Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research, 48, 87-101;
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Benefit expected | Increase productivity better feed management |
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Is the solution suitable for various production systems | Y | Meat | |||||
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What are the asset costs | ? | ||||||
What are the maintenance costs | ? | ||||||
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Farmers | Service provider/tech.-vet-others | ||||||
How much time is required to prepare and implement the solution | >=1week | ||||||
How many people is needed to implement the solution? | 1 person | ||||||
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How long it takes to get results? | >=1week | ||||||
How long it takes to see an effect on sheep productivity? | current production period | ||||||
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Farmers | Service provider/technicians-vet-others | ||||||
What kind of equipment/tool are necessary? | ? | ||||||
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Does the solution need any specific skill/knowledge or training? | yes | ||||||
How much time will be required for training | 1 week | ||||||
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Is there any particular regulation link to the solution? | no | ||||||
Does the solution need any particular structure or organisation? | no |