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Article: Feeding during late pregnancy researched.(News)
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- The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
- Article date:
- February 10, 2001
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Byline: ALISTAIR CARSON, Agricultural Research Institute, Hillsborough
A successful lambing season depends on implementing suitable feeding regimes in late pregnancy.
Protein nutrition is particularly important as it has a major effect on colostrum production and lamb viability. In most cases, ewes will lose some condition in late pregnancy as nutrient requirements of the ewe increase and forage intakes drop. The use of body fat as an energy source is fine as long as it is balanced with high quality dietary protein that escapes the rumen intact, yet is ...