Sheep Daily Ration

Oussama Keddad (Animal Production)

Friday, April 16, 2015

Average Requirements:
Mob information:

mob size : 250 sheep

phase : dry (post weaning)
average weight : 50 kg
average body condition score : 2.5

Objective: maintain body condition

The average ewe in the mob requires:
0.62 uf/day
47.01 pdi (g)/day

Least cost balanced ration/ewe on a dry matter basis:

Feeds

quantity "kg of DM"/ ewe

barley straw

1.28

wheat straw

0.04

wheat bran

0.22

Ration for the entire mob on an as fed basis:

Daily ration for a mob of 250 dry ewes
Feeds

quantity "kg of DM"/ ewe

as fed/ewe

mob diet (kg)

barley straw

1.28

1.6

400

wheat straw

0.04

0.05

12.5

wheat bran

0.22

0.23

57.5

Recommendations:

Don't feed more than 0.5 kg of concentrate per ewe in one sitting.
Make sure there's a 45 cm room for each ewe in the feeders to eliminate competition.
Provide enough water to maximize feed intake.

Disclaimer: This ration is an estimation and should be adjusted according to the flocks
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