Small Ru A20-23 Flashcards
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
ewe milk composition protein
60g
feed 1 week prior to weaning in lambs
no concentrates for ewes
feed 1 day prior to weaning in ewe
no feed and water
feed after weaning in ewes
water and roughage
bw gain of natural lamb rearing
200g bw gain/kg ewes milk
natural lamb rearing feed from 2 weeks
good quality grass hay
natural lamb rearing from 4-6 weeks
0.3kg starter and 0.2kg hay
what breeds to do artifical lamb rearing methods
in breeds of high reproduction
what to give for artificial lamb rearing adter colostrum
homogenised and milk replacers ad lib
fattening of suckling lambs
until age 8-9months
14-18kg
fattening of express broiler lambs
from weaning –> 120-130days
28-35kg bw
200-350g/day gain
growing lambs of high bw
weaning at 3months
give high level of roughage and hay and concentrates
bw 40-50kg
daily gain of growing ewes with high bw
100g/day
daily gain of growing rams with high bw
150g/day
rations of lambs
0.5kg moist feed
0.5kg hay
0.5 pea straw
0.2-0.3kg concentrates
feeds of sheep
green forages
silage
hay
hay mea
cereal by products
beets and potatoes
seeds
concentrates
supplements
green forages in sheep
pasture
sugar beet
cabbage
silage in sheed
grass silage
sudan grass
alfalfa
hay in sheep
meadow hay
red clover
sainfoin
hay meal in sheep
alfalfa hay
cereal by product in sheep
corn stalks
pea straw
DM of ewes and rams
2.5-6kg/100kg bw
NEm of ewes and rams
0.31mj x bw^0.75
MP of ewes and rams
2.6g x bw^0.75
fibre of ewes and rams
> or = 18%
what determines the wool width
NEm
what determines the wool length
MP
silage ration to give ewes and rams
3-4% bw
growing ewes feed
grazing and low concentrates
feed for summer non pregnant ewes
pasture+ 0.5-1kg hay/day
feed for winter non pregnant ewes
2-3kg haylage of grass + 1kg
poast partum ewes feeding
pasture + 0.5kg + 0.3 kg concentrates
bcs of breeding rams
3
feed of breeding rams
increase concentrates 2-3 weeks prior to mating
1kg moist feed + 1kg hay + 1kg pea straw +0.5kg concentrates
additives for ewes and rams
urea
p supplement
feed salt
Na selenite
what age are kid bucks for slaughter
1-2months
feeding of kid bucks
milk/ milk replacer
use of female kids
milk production
bw of female kids
should reach 50-55% adult bw by autumn
feeding of colostrum for kids
brith - 3-4days
feeding of milk replacer for kids
from 4-5days — 10days
what to feed kids prior to weaning
hay, concentrate and milk replacer
when to wean kids
60-90days
12kg bw
daily bw gain of kids prior to weaning
0.1kg/day
feed 2 weeks post weaning
starter kid concentrates
how long to give growing kid concentrates
up to 4 months of age
preferred breeding weight of kids
30-32kg
DM intake of 10 week old kid
0.7kg
DM intake of 3month old kid
1kg
DM intake of 5-7month old
1.3-1.5kg
meadow intake of kid
0.2-0.4 meadow hay
concentrates of kid
0.2-0.4 kg
length of dry period in goats
3.5months
length of lactating period in goat
8.5months
legnth of gestation in goats
153 dayss - 5months
weaning of kids
60-90 days
when are goats inseminated
7months after onset of lactation
NEm of lactating goats
10.2mj/day
NEl of lactating goats
17-19 mj/day
MP of lactating goats
53g/day
fibre of lactating goats
> 18%
Ca of lactating goats
18.8
supplements for lcatating goats
Copper
iodine
vitamin a, e, d
requirement of pregnant goats
low
DM during last 2 months of drying off in goats
increase +25% for foetal growth
2 weeks after drying off in goats
prep for milk production
pasture
hay
0.3kg concentrates
prior to kidding
concentrates 0.15kg and 50% wheat rban
first 3 weeks of lactation in goats
0.9kg concentrates
NEm in bucks
+50%
1 month before and after mating
buck feed in winter
7-10kg silage
0.2-0.3kg concentrates