Url http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/sheep/articles/highhay.html Description High hay prices are a major consideration for sheep producers. Unless one can find hay that is reasonable in price, the only option in reducing hay cost is to feed less hay. Strategies to achieve this goal will be discussed. Random Quote An article outlining the basics of dealing with high hay prices.
This article first appeared in Indiana Sheep Tales in 1997, Vol. 30:3. Extension Sheep Specialist Hay prices for the winter of 1996/1997 were two to three times more expensive than most years. It Keywords sheep, extension, purdue, university, basic feeding, hay, prices Category Livestock > Sheep > Management > Pasture and Feed Contact Name Email

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1. Lamb Feedlot Nutrition (PDF)

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2. Purdue University's Forage Information Web Site

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3. Trace Minerals in Animal Nutrition and Agriculture

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4. Feeding the Lamb Crop

There are a number of ways to grow and finish lambs. The type of feeding program will depend in large part on what area of the country one is located, what type of production system is utilized, what the marketing options are and, of course, what feed resources are available.
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An article outlining the basics of feeding lambs.
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5. Pasture Management

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