Feed quality checks in run-up to lambing will be crucial for returns

摘要

Flockmasters are advised to analyse silage in order to meet exact protein and energy levels of pregnant ewes, Jonathan Riley reports.Huge variations in the quality of the 2016 silage crop mean forage analysis is vital to manage ewe nutrition effectively in the run-up to lambing, consultants have warned.The final six weeks of pregnancy, when a lamb adds 70 of its birth-weight, is a crucial time for ewe nutrition.