Recommended Formulas for Finishing Lambs a
--Starter 10-day Period-- | --High Roughage-- | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feed | Loose | Pelleted | Loose | Pelleted | High Concentrate | Corn Silage |
Grain (corn, barley, or milo)b | 500 | 200 | 780 | 400 | 1,500 | 540 |
Alfalfa hay | 1,280 | 1,700 | 1,000 | 1,400 | 200 | |
Molasses | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||
Oilseed meal | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||
Urea | 45 | |||||
Beet pulp | 200 | 200 | ||||
Silage | 1,350 | |||||
Limestone | 10 | 35 | 10 | |||
Trace mineralized salt | 10 | 20 | 20 | 35 | ||
Vitamin A (IU/ton) | 1,000,000 | |||||
a Lb/ton or kg/metric ton; feeder lambs should have ~14% crude protein in rations (dry basis). | ||||||
b Wheat can be substituted for other grains, but a period of time should be allowed for adaptation. | ||||||