Everything you need to know about feeding lambs

Newborn strong and healthy lambs need a specialized feed program from their very first days.

Wondering which feed is right for your lambs? From birth to slaughter, lambs go through many changes in their needs. Here are the best feed options for every stage of your lambs’ development.

Birth to weaning

Milk replacers

Agno-Chevro:

• 100 % protein of milk origin

• Rich in fat

• Natural additives to promote good health

   

Lamb ACC:

• Fully acidified

• Long shelf life of the milk

   

Starter feeds

PreStarter lamb Pulp-0-20 pellet:

• High palatability

• Energy sources adapted to digestion profile

• Complete vitamin and mineral profile (B-complex and organic selenium)

• For rapid development of rumen papillae during weaning

• Pellets that eliminate sorting

   

Starter Lamb 19 pellet and Pro pellet:

• Performance from the first feeding

• Contains natural health additives

• Standard starter feed

   

Headstart HiCal Colostrum:

• Improves lamb survival rate

• Increases passive immunity transfer

• Highly nutritious, prevents hypothermia

• Reduces morbidity

   

Post-weaning

TotalLamb 17 pellet:

• Free-access complete ration for heavy lambs

• High in digestible and functional fibres

• Meets lambs’ needs with minimal forage use

   

Grower Heavy Lambs 16 pellet:

• High in energy for rapid growth

• Ideal for free-access feeding

• Reduces the risk of urinary calculi and acidosis

   

Grower Lambs Classic 15 pellet:

• Multi-purpose, palatable and safe

• Reduces the risk of urinary calculi and acidosis

   

Grower Lambs 17 Multi:

• Versatile multi-use feed

• Available in cube and texture form

   

Ewe Lambs Repro 17:

• For optimal growth of breeding ewe lambs

• Develops stature without excessive fattening

• For use with free-access excellent quality forage

   

Protein concentrates

These concentrates can be used both for ewes and for growing lambs.

With vitamins and minerals

Feed mixed with grain. Contains sulphate-based minor elements and organic selenium for better bio-availability.

Sheep supplements:

• 41: Use with low-protein forage

• 39: Economical and high in protein

• 38: Versatile, stimulates feed intake by promoting good performance in dairy ewes and heavy lambs

• Classic 36: Basic formula with good palatability

• 24 MM: Use mixed half-half with grain

   

Without vitamins and minerals

Ovimix 30, 35, 40, 42, 44 and 46:

• Palatable mix of 100 % plant-based in pellet form

• Added calcium for easier use in lamb grower rations

• Must be complemented with an appropriate vitamin and mineral premix

   

Vitamins, minerals and premixes

These products allow farmers to adjust all mineral and vitamin levels of the ration. Minerals for sheep have no added copper and contain organic selenium and sulphate-based minor elements for better bioavailability.

Sheep Mineral 18-6 texture:

• Complete vitamin and mineral profile for use in TMRs

• Can be used in free-access feeders

   

Sheep Mineral pellets:

• Stimulates feed intake and reduces waste

   

Sheep Bloc 15-5:

• Complete vitamin and mineral profile

• Can be offered in sheep barns or on pastures

• Easy to use

   

Heavy Lambs vitamin premix:

• Additives to prevent urinary calculi and nutritional polioencephalomalacia

• Add according to ration intake of fattening lambs and breeding rams