Lecture 27: Feeding Sheep & Goat

Question 1

when is gestation?

Answer 1

around 150 days

Question 2

what are the factors affecting nutrient requirements?

Answer 2

• production
  ▪ Maintenance and activity level
  ▪ Pregnancy
  ▪ Lactation
  ▪ Growth
• biotype
  Meat, dairy or fiber
  ▪ Purebred or crossbred?

Question 3

what are the different sheep production year?

Answer 3

• winter lambing
• January-born lambs
• early lambs (usually fed creep-fed)
• shed lambing
• lambing on pasture
• range lambing

Question 4

______ protein requirement during growth and larger animals.

Answer 4

higher

Question 5

how much will sheep eat? Daily intake?

Answer 5

• ewes 2-5% BW
• lambs 3-6% BW

Question 6

early program?

Answer 6

(winter-early spring)

• less pasture (creep feed)
• wean by 50lb BW
• Enterotoxemia Vac

Question 7

late program?

Answer 7

fall lambing (September-november)

▪ Pasture (No creep)
▪ Wean by 50 lb BW
▪ Forage until about 70 lb BW
▪ Enterotoxemia Vac
▪ Feedlot diet

Question 8

list specialized feeding facilities?

Answer 8

• grain feeders
• hay feeders
• creep feed
• pasture