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Replacement nutrition requirement for first lactation

Solution name: Replacement nutrition requirement for first lactation

Aim: Our goal is to raise well-developed young lamb and to keep the number of days between the first and second lambing to a minimum.

Description:

  • The feeding of the young lamb is largely determined by the breed or genotype, which is related to the expected adult body weight. The feed ratio and the day of breeding are determined based on body weight. In addition, the season is a very important factor (grazing, + ratio).

Topic: Nutrition

Production:  Dairy / Meat

Animal Category: Replacements

Issue: Nutrition

Level of Solution: Knowledge, Practical

Country: Hungary

 

 

 

 

 

How to implement it

We do a condition scoring every three weeks. Pregnancy check by ultrasound. Single and twin bearing young ewes should be separeted in different groups. Twin bearing ewes get extra concentrate/feed ratio.

Expected benefits
  • Less problem at parturition
  • replacement in good condition do not go into minus/negative condition after lambing
Prerequisites and/or limits
  • grazing yards/paddocks
  • ultrasound
  • sorting paddock
  • extra ratio
Tips & Tricks

Twin pregnancy detection by ultrasound

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