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Concentrate Feeding Guide

Fed with

Weeks before lambing

Weeks after lambing

Total kg

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

1

2

3

Concentrate feed rate (kg/hd/day) for ewes with twin lambs

Straw

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.6

0.8

1

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.3

70

Hay

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.7

0.9

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.1

55

Silage

-

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.1

50

 

25kg bags per:

Feed rate kg/day 

0.2kg

0.3kg 

0.4kg 

0.5kg 

0.6kg 

0.7kg 

0.8kg 

0.9kg 

1kg 

1.1kg 

1.2kg 

1.3kg 

100 ewes

0.8

1.2

1.6

2.0 

2.4 

2.8 

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

4.4 

4.8 

5.2

200 ewes

1.6

2.4

3.2

4.0

4.8

5.6

6.4 

7.2 

8.0 

8.8 

9.6 

10.4 

300 ewes

2.4

3.6

4.8

6.0

7.2

8.4

9.6 

10.8 

12.0 

13.2 

14.4 

15.6 

400 ewes

3.2

4.8

6.4

8.0

9.6

11.2

12.8 

14.4 

16.0 

17.6 

19.2 

20.8 

500 ewes

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0 

18.0 

20.0 

22.0 

24.0 

26.0 

For more information about sheep feeding, call the feedline on 01278 444829.
 

 


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