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Comparison of sugar beet feeds and distillers grains as supplements for early lambing ewes fed straw-based and big-bale silage diets

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 lowland sheep on straw-based systems during pregnancy (Davies and Chapple 1995) has shown that ewe and lamb performance can be satisfactory, providing adequate compound supplementation was fed. Whole barley and soya bean meal has been the standard ration. Experiments with March-lambing ewes (Chapple et al., 1997) has shown that feeds based on molassed sugar beet feed and maize distillers dark grains can replace a barley/soya supplement. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects on ewe and lamb performance of feeding sugar beet feeds with higher levels of distillers grains to January-lambing ewes on straw-based and big-bale silage systems during pregnancy and early lactation.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1999 , 1999 , pp. 126
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1999

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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. and Perrott, G. (1998). Evaluation of sugar beet feeds and maize distillers dark grain as supplements for pregnant ewes fed straw-based diets. Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science, March 1998 p.102 Google Scholar