Supplementary Feeding Of Sheep And Beef Cattle
by David Hinton /
2007 / English / PDF
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This practical guide is a tool designed for graziers to use in
their day-to-day decision-making about livestock nutritional needs,
feeding options, condition and health.Pasture supplements are
expensive and should not be wasted, yet under-nutrition has an even
greater economic effect resulting from low conception and progeny
survival rates, poor growth rates, failure to meet market targets
and tender fleeces in sheep. Supplementary Feeding of Sheep and
Beef Cattle shows how to get the nutritional balance right and
avoid costly repercussions from incorrect or inadequate feeding.The
key topics covered will be particularly useful in drought
situations, but also in seasonal pasture shortages, when the
nutrient value of pastures is low. Practical tables and worksheets
are provided as key tools, enabling livestock producers to make
timely and cost-effective decisions about supplementary feeding.
This practical guide is a tool designed for graziers to use in
their day-to-day decision-making about livestock nutritional needs,
feeding options, condition and health.Pasture supplements are
expensive and should not be wasted, yet under-nutrition has an even
greater economic effect resulting from low conception and progeny
survival rates, poor growth rates, failure to meet market targets
and tender fleeces in sheep. Supplementary Feeding of Sheep and
Beef Cattle shows how to get the nutritional balance right and
avoid costly repercussions from incorrect or inadequate feeding.The
key topics covered will be particularly useful in drought
situations, but also in seasonal pasture shortages, when the
nutrient value of pastures is low. Practical tables and worksheets
are provided as key tools, enabling livestock producers to make
timely and cost-effective decisions about supplementary feeding.