Feeding of sheep Flashcards
Dm consumption of sheep
2-3% body weight
Creep feed of sheep
Composition similiar to kid starter
Minimum fat essential for sheep
3 %
First aminoacid to be limited in microbial protein
Methionine
ME Requirement of sheep
98 kcal /kg W 0.75
Dcp requirement of sheep
2.73 g/ kg W 0.75
Tdn requirement of sheep
27.3 kcal /kg W 0.75
Creep feed constits of
Maize 40 parts
Oats 30 parts
Barley 17
Body weight at weaning
12 to 16 kilogram
3 months
Flushing is in
Ewes of 2 -3 weeks prior to breeding season
Pregnancy toxemia causer by
Low energy intakes of pregnant ewes
Last 6 weeka of gestation … how much concentrate is fed
250- 400 g of good quality concentrate
Stiff lamb disease or white muscle disease
1-5 week lambs
Stiff unable to walk
Vit E deficiency
Wheat germ oil
Polioencephalomalacia
Is also called
Cerebrocortical necrosis
Polioencephalomalacia is caused by
Thiamine deficiency
Animals are excitable incordinated impaired vision