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Simple mixes of molassed sugar beet feed, field beans and distillers grains for pregnant March-lambing ewes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

D G Chapple ,
K P A Wheeler ,
G Perrott  and
M Witt
D G Chapple
Affiliation:
ADAS Rosemaund, Preston Wynne, Hereford, HR1 3PG, United Kingdom
K P A Wheeler
Affiliation:
ADAS Rosemaund, Preston Wynne, Hereford, HR1 3PG, United Kingdom
G Perrott
Affiliation:
Trident Feeds, P O Box 11, Oundle Road, Peterborough, PE2 9QX, United Kingdom
M Witt
Affiliation:
Trident Feeds, P O Box 11, Oundle Road, Peterborough, PE2 9QX, United Kingdom
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Feeding of lowland sheep on straw-based systems during pregnancy and in early lactation has shown that ewe and lamb performance can be satisfactory, providing adequate compound supplementation is fed (Davies and Chapple, 1995). Whole barley and soya bean meal has been the standard ration. However, soya bean meal is imported and may not be fully traceable. Maize or barley distillers fed with beans could provide traceable protein to replace soya bean meal in sheep diets. Experiments with housed early-lambing ewes and ewes suckling twin lambs at grass have shown that traceable feeds, based on molassed sugar beet and either maize or barley distillers grains, can replace a barley/soya supplement when fed with straw based diets in late pregnancy or at grass (Chapple et al., 1999 and 2000). The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects on ewe and lamb performance of feeding sugar beet feeds with distillers grains and beans to March-lambing ewes on a straw-based system.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2001 , 2001 , pp. 118
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2001

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Davies, M.H. and Chapple, D.G. (1995). Development of a high output lowland sheep system. World Sheep and Wool Congress, Malvern (Abstract) Google Scholar
Chapple, D.G., Wheeler, K.P.A., Perrott, G. and Witt, M. (1999). Comparison of sugar beet feeds and distillers grains as supplements for early lambing ewes fed straw-based and big-bale silage diets. Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science, March 1999 p.126 CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Chapple, D.G., Wheeler, K.P.A., Perrott, G. and Witt, M. (2000). Simple mixes of molassed sugar beet feed and distillers grains for lactating ewes. Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science, March 2000 p.78 Google Scholar