Publication Date
11-2024
Series Number
DPIRD-182
Publisher
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
City
Perth
Abstract
Supplementary feeding of sheep, with grain, hay or silage is necessary when pastures or stubbles are deficient in energy and protein.
A good supplementary feeding program will ensure sheep utilise as much dry paddock feed as possible as well as provide sufficient supplementary feed for maintenance or growth.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development recommends supplementary or confined paddock feeding to maintain livestock productivity and avoid animal welfare and soil erosion problems.
Number of Pages
13
Keywords
Sheep, Supplementary feeding, Grain, Hay, Silage, Deferred grazing, Livestock productivity, Animal welfare, Soil erosion, Pasture production, Feed budgeting, Farm economics, Environmental management
Disciplines
Agribusiness | Agricultural Economics | Agricultural Science | Agronomy and Crop Sciences | Environmental Monitoring | Natural Resource Economics | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Sheep and Goat Science
Recommended Citation
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia.
(2024), Guide to supplementary feeding and budgeting. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Perth. Factsheet DPIRD-182.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/ap_factsheets/35
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