Lupin Grain as a Supplement to Sheep Grazing Cereal Stubble
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Two experiments tested the use of lupin grain as a supplement for weaners grazing wheat stubble. The control groups in both trials received no supplement until liveweights dropped to 22 kg and then lupins were fed. In 1984 two lick-blocks were tested; the Rumevite "Sheep and Cattle" block and the ICI "Ultrapro 30" block. Liveweight changes of animals on the control (5 weeks), Rumevite block, ICI block (11 weeks) and lupin-fed (7 weeks) (200 q/head/d) treatments were -40, -18, -8 and 40 q/d respectively. In the second experiment (1985) lupins were fed in three different ways to provide 150 q/head/d. These were: trailed twice weekly: trailed weekly; and spread throughout the paddock every four weeks. Liveweight was maintained throughout the trial with all treatments of 150 q/head/d. (
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