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Guidelines on milk/grass transition
Lamb Transition ManagementAim: Planning and management of lamb feeding regime to ensure adequate transition between milk and grass, so that they continue to achieve target live weight gains after weaning.
These guidelines provide advice on when to wean. This will be dependent on several factors such as grass availability, ewe body condition, rearing of multiples and target lamb market sale.
How to implement:
The booklet from AHDB “growing and finishing lambs for Better returns” provides advice on managing the transition and other factors such as importance of minimising stress during this period. There is also advice on creep feeding and what situations this would be advantageous to provide creep feeding.
https://www.fas.scot/article/weaning-strategies-to-reduce-stress-in-sheep/
https://www.fas.scot/article/should-you-wean-lambs-early/
https://www.fas.scot/article/creep-feeding-lambs/
https://ahdb.org.uk/knowledge-library/growing-and-finishing-lambs-for-better-returns
Production: Meat/Dairy
Animal Category: Lamb
Issue: Post weaning management: adaptation to new feedingregime (lamb)
Level of Solution: Knowledge
Country: UK
Expected benefits
Prerequisites and/or limits: Advice will depend on individual’s situation/ climatic factors but the principles can still be applied on managing transition.
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