Description
Encourage early consumption of solid feed to promote the development of a functional rumen.
Analysis:
Crude Protein 18% Crude Fat 3.79% Starch 41.87% Acid Detergent Fibre 6.97%
Neutral Detergent Fibre 18.38% Soluble Sugars 1.8% Metabolisable Energy (ME) 12.24%
Dry Matter (DM) 89.0%
Ingredients; Nourish Lamb Pellets (HP) Crushed Maize Whole Black/Barley Molasses Rumasweet & Silage Saver
Feed Rate;
1-5 weeks; Place small amounts of the meal into a lambs mouth after feeding milk. Keep fresh meal available ad-lib.
4-5 weeks; Wean from milk when consuming approx 200gms of meal per day
5-10 weeks; Increase to meal approx 400-700gms/day with access to grass
The above recommendation should result in about 5kg of milk replacer & 20kg of concentrate being fed per lamb.