How do you carry out early supplementary feeding for lambs? Master these key points

People are used to early supplementary feeding of piglets, but very little is known about early supplementary feeding of lambs. The main benefits of supplementary feeding for lambs are:

1. It benefits the growth of twin or multiple lambs. Generally, twin or multiple lambs are small in body weight, and the amount of milk supplied by the ewe is relatively small.

2. It can accelerate the growth and development rate of lambs.

3. It reduces the demands lambs place on the ewe, giving the ewe enough time to feed and rest, thereby ensuring the ewe's physical strength and milk yield.

4. Supplementary feeding can promote the rapid development of the lamb's digestive system, exercise its feeding ability, and enable lambs to quickly adapt to new feeding and management methods after weaning.

The key points of supplementary feeding for lambs are: lambs are generally given high-quality hay about 20 days after birth, mixed with a small amount of concentrate (crude fiber content below 6%, protein content not less than 20%). From 40-80 days, lambs are in the period when milk and feed are equally important; at this time, supplementary feeding should be noted for even matching, and they can be weaned at around 80-120 days. Shao Xi