Lamb Feedlot Nutrition
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Quick Facts... •Meeting protein, energy, vitamin and mineral requirements is essential for profitable lamb finishing. •Feedlot lambs are more efficient when self-fed than when hand-fed twice daily. •Lambs fed whole grains have as good or better performance than when they are fed rolled or ground grains. •If lamb finishing rations are more than 60 percent roughage, they should be pelleted for best performance. •Compare protein and energy sources for lamb finishing on a cost-per-nutrient basis with maximum ingredient restrictions in mind.
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Vitamins Vitamins A, D and E are important for finish ing lambs and usually need to be supplemented in finishing ra tions (Table 3). Including these in the ration is fairly easy; however, some studies indi cate that injecting these into lambs upon receiv ing is more advantageous than day-to-day vitamin supplementation. Water soluble vita mins (B vita mins) usually are not needed unless lambs ar...
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