Posts Tagged ‘sheep’
Experiencing Rye Grass staggers?
Elitox stands as a distinctive solution for managing mycotoxins, effectively mitigating their adverse impacts within ruminant diets. Furthermore, Elitox serves as a proactive approach to prevent mycotoxicosis. View PDF
Read MoreWhy cottonseed for sheep?
Cottonseed has been used extensively in Queensland as a feed supplement for sheep. It is a good source of energy (12-14 MJ ME/kg) and protein (19-24%), but should always be fed with adequate amounts of roughage.
Read MoreAssessing stock feed additives and mineral supplements
As a producer of beef, wool or lamb there are many stock feed supplements and additives to choose from, but how do you decide on the products that will benefit your stock and profit?
Read MoreGreen Feed Management and Magnesium
Grazing lush green feed, especially short growing green feed, often results in animal health issues. This guide from Dickson Ag is designed to help avoid these issues and improve performance.
Read MoreDrought Feeding and Management of Sheep
A guide for farmers and land managers 2015
Read MoreWhy use dry licks and urea supplementation for sheep?
Dry licks are a practical way to provide nitrogen (e.g. urea) to sheep when they are protein deficient.
Read MoreSheep Diseases – The Farmers’ Guide
This guide is designed to help diagnose sheep diseases and provide information on sheep health management.
Read MoreGrazing Cereal Crops
Cereal crops produce good bulk of green feed quickly and are seen to be good feed for livestock, and they are. However, animals often scour and don’t “do” as well as they should when grazing them. Often, they will actually lose weight. This does not have to be the case.
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