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Critical Timing |
TO DO Notes |
Observations & Applications |
Supplements & Treatments |
10 Days Prior To Weaning |
Start to feed small amount 100 grams, of Oats or Lupins to Lambs while still running with Ewe. Approx 6-10 days |
Feed grain either in self feeder or by trail. This small imprinting sets up the Lamb for future acceptance of supplements. Feeding small amounts of hay will also aid weaning. Introduce Transforce Weanaid @ 5 ml/hd/day in water or liberally applied to hay. |
1.Oats/Lupins @100 grams/hd/day 2.Quality Cereal or legume hay 3.Grazeforce Weaner Supplement 4. Transforce Weanaid Liquid
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1 day before weaning |
Bring stock close to yards. Continue to feed quality hay, treated with Transforce Weanaid Liquid @ 5ml hd/day |
Make sure water is available and yards are ready for weaning. Allow quality hay free choice and Grazeforce Weaner free choice. If hay is at premium, grain fed twice per day with added Lambgrow Pellet @ 2.5% can be used. |
1. Quality Cereal, Pasture or Legume Hay. 2.Transforce Weanaid Liquid 3. Grazeforce Weaner Supplement free choice.
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Day of Weaning |
Treat water with Transforce Weanaid. Allow access to hay. Draft and treat EWES then return to paddock. Lambs should be inspected, treated and held in yards or close paddock with access to Hay, Water treated with Transforce Weanaid. |
Once treated and inspected Ewes can be returned to grazing, provide hay for 2 days. Lambs should remain in yards or close paddock for at least 4 days. Treatments of water with Transforce Weanaid and quality hay to continue. |
1.Vaccinate using 6:1 2.Treat EWE and Lamb with Vitamin B12 3.Vitamin A,D&E Drench to lamb and Ewe 4.Quality Hay free Choice 5.Grazeforce Weaner Supplement free choice.
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Days 2-3 |
Continue as above |
Clean out water trough. Re introduce Transforce Weanaid @5 ml/hd/day. Continue quality hay and Grazeforce Weaner Supplement Do Not feed straw, only quality hay. |
1. Quality Cereal, Pasture or Legume Hay. 2. Transforce Weanaid Liquid 5/ml/hd/day Grazeforce Weaner Supplement free choice.
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Days 4-5 |
Return Lambs to fresh paddock with access to Quality hay. And Grazeforce Weaner Supplement free choice |
Re-check ewe and top up hay if required. Ewes can have access to good grazing supplement like GrazeMin free choice if required and dependant on season |
Quality Hay to continue. Transforce Weanaid @ 5ml/hd/day Grazeforce Weaner Supplement free choice to continue. |
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