ADVANCED GREEN FEED & FODDER CROP MANAGEMENT

 

Green feed and crops can be a valuable food source for cattle and sheep. However, if not managed appropriately, grazing these feeds can be associated with many problems.

Green pastures and crops can be an excellent source of energy and protein for cattle and sheep. If not managed well however, they can contain a poor balance of those nutrients critical to maintaining optimum health and productivity in the animals grazing them.

This nutrient imbalance can significantly reduce the animals’ ability to efficiently convert the available green feed into meat, milk or wool. This can result in poor growth rates (or even weight loss), wastage of feed, suboptimal stocking rates and longer times needed to finish stock.

The poor nutrient balance can also be associated with conditions such as scouring, Bloat, Grass Tetany and Red Gut.

It can also substantially impair the animals’ ability to resist infections, including those associated with bacteria (e.g. Pulpy Kidney) and parasites .

Poorly managed green feed and crops can also be associated with reproductive problems such as infertility, implantation failure, early embryonic deaths and birthing difficulties such as lazy calving and lambing.

Sheep and cattle that are unable to obtain the levels and balance of critical nutrients that they require from green feed and fodder crops are much more likely to:

  • Eat more feed that they need in order to produce to their potential;
  • Have higher rates of Bloat, Grass Tetany and other metabolic diseases;
  • Produce less meat and wool (with higher rates of fibre weakness);< /span>
  • Lose a higher % of body weight during transport and slaughter;
  • Suffer from an increased incidence of hoof and skin problems;
  • Cycle less strongly and be less fertile;
  • Have higher rates of calving and lambing difficulties.

Livestock Central can provide you with readily implementable and cost effective strategies to significantly boost the performance of stock grazing on these types of feed.

Please Contact Us today for specific information and advice on how our Advanced Production Management Systems can help you get the most out of your valuable green feed and fodder crops.

 

 

 
 

 

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