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Responses to supplementary feed blocks at mating with May lambing ewes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

J.E Vipond  and
S.P. Marsh
J.E Vipond
Affiliation:
Genetics and Behavioural Sciences Department, Scottish Agricultural College, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 0QE, United Kingdom
S.P. Marsh
Affiliation:
Rumenco, Stretton House, Derby Road, Stretton, Burton-on-Trent, Staffs DEI3 ODW, United Kingdom
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May lambing is attracting significant interest as a low input production method on UK farms but one major constraint to its uptake is a reduction in lamb output of around 20%. This is likely to be associated with adverse nutritional effects at grazing in December when nutrient intake is reduced by low sward quality and availability and weather effects. Supplementary feeding using feed blocks offers a method of improving nutrient intake which has been effective at improving reproductive performance in spring lambing hill flocks (Marsh and McCracken 1995).

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1997 , 1997 , pp. 158
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1997

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Hill Farming Research Organisation (1986) Biennial Report 1984-1985 pp 29–30 Google Scholar
Marsh, S.P. and McCracken, D. (1995). A comparison of tupping strategies for hill sheep. Proceedings World Sheep and Wool Conference R.A.S.E. Malvern July 1995 Google Scholar