Small Ru A20-23 Flashcards
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goals of sheep nutrition
increase reproduction
rearing of lambs
milk and meat production
DM of lambs
2.5-6kg/100kg bw
CF of lambs
15-20%
NEm of lambs
0.31MJ x bw ^0.75
MP of lambs
2.6g x bw^0.75
minerals of lambs
Fe
Mn
Zn
I
Cu
Se
important vitamines for mothers
a
Important vitamins for suckling lambs
e
duration of pregnancy in ewes
136-155 days
duration of lactation ewes
3-4months
ovarian cycle of ewes
16days
bw at birth lambs
2.5-6kg
age at weaning lambs and bw
30-40days
12-15kg
age of inseminartion lambs
3-4months
flushing in ewes
2-3 weeks prior to mating
roughage +0.3concentrates + P + carotene
when to give excess concentrates to ewes
flushing
last 6 weeks of pregnancy
milk production
energy requirement of ewe month 4 of pregnancy
+30% of NEm
energy requirement of ewe month 5 of pregnancy
+50% of NEm
concetrates to give 6 weeks prior to partuition
0.3-0.5kg
during lactation CF
18-23%
concentrates to give during lactation
0.2-0.3 conc and hay
when is there a -ve energy balance in ewes
last 3-5weeks of lactation
ewe milk composition DM
200g/kg
ewe milk composition fat
80g