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
body condition score : 2.5

objective : maintain body condition

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

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

feeds

quantity kg of DM/ ewe

barley straw
wheat straw
wheat bran

1.28
0.04
0.22

Ration for the entire mob on an as fed basis:

Table 2: Daily ration for a mob of 250 dry ewes
feeds

quantity kg of DM/ ewe

as fed/ewe

mob diet (kg)

barley straw
wheat straw
wheat bran

1.28
0.04
0.22

1.6
0.05
0.23

400
12.5
57.5

Recommendations:
Do not feed more than 0.5 kg/ewe of concentrate in one sitting.
Make sure theres a 45 cm room for each ewe in the feeders to eliminate competition.
Provide enough water to maximize feed intake.
Disclaimer: This ration is based on estimated needs and should be adjuted according to response in body
condition, also a safety margin could be applied to account for variation within the mob.